The Sermon at Benares Class 10 English: The vocabulary includes meanings of difficult words in English as well as Hindi so that the lesson ‘The Sermon at Banares’ is easily understood.
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Sacred – holy
Scriptures – holy and pious books
Befitted – appropriate and proper;
Royalty – related to kings;
Befitted Royalty – deserved royalty
Heretofore – till then, before this point;
Shield – save and protect;
Sufferings – sorrows;
Chanced upon – came across by chance, it so happened to be’
Funeral procession—the procession of a dead man taken to the burial or cremation ground;
Monk – a hermit;
Alms – begging;
Moved – (here) shook;
Seek – to find the desired things;
Enlightenment – divine knowledge, state of having got or realised high spiritual knowledge.
Concerning – connecting with or related to,
witness – see for yourself
vow – take a pledge or swear to something
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Bodhi tree—tree of wisdom;
The Buddha—the person who has received highest knowledge;
Wander—to roam here and there, linger,
Preach—to deliver sermon to spread the message
Sermon—religious or moral teaching;
Dipping places – places like the Ganga where people bathe by dipping into water
Preserved – kept safe from harm and encroachments
Reflects—shows and displays
Wisdom—prudence; intelligence of right and wrong
Inscrutable—which can’t be understood;
Only—single, with none other;
Neighbour—person dwelling beside or near you;
Thee—you,
Thy—yours,
Lost her senses – as if gone mad, not understanding the realities to behave sensibly;
At length – at last
Physician – consulting doctor
Repaired – (here) went
Pity—sympathy;
Mustard-seed—seeds of mustard plant;
Procure – obtain, get or achieve by efforts
Remind—refresh the memory to make a recall of things in mind
Grief—suffering, great pain of heart and mind;
Weary—tired;
Hopeless— without hope; in despair
Wayside—the edge of road;
Flickered—lighted dimly; shone by flash
Extinguished—put out; exhausted
Reigned—(here) spread out;
Considered—thought deeply; pondered
Fate—destiny;
Selfish— chiefly concerned with oneself;
Valley of Desolation—land (world) of sorrows and sufferings where none is spared of sorrows
Immortality—not affected by death; deathlessness
Surrender—submit or give up;
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Mortal—those who are bound to die;
Brief—short and of little duration.
Avoid—escape or ignore
Ripe—matured and fully grown;
Earthen vessels—pots and utensils of mud;
Potter – persons who makes earthen vessels
Subject—(here) under;
Grieving—to feel sorrow;
Depart – go away, leave the place
Kinsmen – relatives
Mark – look
Lamenting – grieving
Afflicted with – affected by
Obtain—get;
Contrary—opposite;
Decay – rot
Pale—yellow due to weakness;
Composed—calm and controlled in oneself
Overcome—conquered or controlled by
Blessed— having got blessings from God
