All 10 Uses of
vaunted
in
The Ramayana
- This vaunted duty which can guide Thy steps from wisdom's path aside, And change the counsel of thy breast, O lofty-hearted, I detest.†
Book 2 *
- When armed with brace and glove I stand, And take my trusty bow in hand, Who then shall vaunt his might? who dare Count him a man to meet me there?†
Book 2
- Such were the words that Ráma said: Then Khara's eyes with wrath glowed red, Who, maddened by the rage that burned Within him, with a smile returned: "Thou Dasaratha's son, hast slain The meaner giants of my train: And canst thou idly vaunt thy might And claim the praise not thine by right?†
Book 3
- What hero, when the war-cry rings, Vaunts the high race from which he springs, Or seeks, when warriors meet and die, His own descent to glorify?†
Book 3
- Weakness and folly show confessed In every vaunt thou utterest, As when the flames fed high with grass Detect the simulating brass.†
Book 3
- When Ráma, pride of Raghu's race, Virtue's dear son, had cleft the mace, Thus with superior smile the best Of chiefs the furious fiend addressed: "Thou, worst of giant blood, at length Hast shown the utmost of thy strength, And forced by greater might to bow, Thy vaunting threats are idle now.†
Book 3
- Yea, idly mayst thou vaunt thee, till Sharp arrows winged with matchless skill From Ráma's bowstring, fleet and fierce As lightning's flame, thy body pierce.†
Book 6
- O, let me meet my foe at length, And strip him of his vaunted strength, Fierce as the sun who shines afar Stealing the light of every star.†
Book 6
- Prahasta sallies out vaunting that the fowls of the air shall eat their fill of Vánar flesh.†
Book 6
- A hero never vaunts in vain, Like bellowing clouds devoid of rain, Nor, Monarch, be thine ear inclined To counsellors of slavish kind, Who with mean arts their king mislead And mar each gallant plan and deed.†
Book 6
Definition:
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(vaunted) extravagantly praised