All 6 Uses of
provoke
in
The Ramayana
- With placid soul he softly spoke: No harsh reply could taunts provoke.†
Book 2 *provoke = cause (a reaction)
- Some grievous words perchance he spoke Kaikeyí's anger to provoke, Then won the king, and comes to lay Before my feet the royal sway.†
Book 2
- For who his finger tip will lay On the black snake in childish play, And unattacked, with idle stroke His poison-laden fang provoke?†
Book 3
- Whose is the evil counsel, say, That bids thee bear his wife away, And careless of thy life provoke Earth's loftiest with threatening stroke?†
Book 3
- For none that warrior can provoke And think to fly his deadly stroke.†
Book 3
- Silver and gold and land provoke The fierce attack, the robber's stroke, Canst thou desire this wild retreat, The berries and the fruit we eat?†
Book 4
Definition:
to cause a reaction -- typically an emotional reaction such as anger; and sometimes caused intentionally