Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  On seeing the giant Kumbhakarna towering above the walls of Lanka, the monkeys were petrified. 

Mahabharata:  On watching Bhima tear into Dushasana and then tear him apart, the normally fearless Karna became petrified, with his mouth dropping open and his bow dropping from his hands.

Bhagavad-gita:  At the start of the Gita, Arjuna was petrified not because he feared the loss of his life in the battle, but because he feared the consequences of acting wrongfully.