Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  While Shurapanakha ranted on about how Rama had mistreated her, Ravana quietly decided that he was not going to antagonise Rama for her sake.

Mahabharata:  When Duryodhana ranted on about how he had been unfairly deprived of the kingdom because of his father’s blindness, most of the courtiers stopped paying attention.

Bhagavad-gita:  Although the Gita is spoken on a battlefield, neither of the conversationalists rant about the war; they have a serious discussion about choosing the right thing to do amid life’s perplexities.