Class 10 - Antonyms - 8. The Sermon at Benares

Read the paragraph and write the Antonyms of the words underlined. 

1. At twelve, he was sent away for schooling in the Hindu sacred scriptures and four years later he returned home to marry a princess. They had a son and lived for ten years as befitted royalty. 

2. At about the age of twenty-five, the Prince, heretofore shielded from the sufferings of the world, while out hunting chanced upon a sick man, then an aged man, then a funeral procession, and finally a monk begging for alms. 

3. The Buddha preached his first sermon at the city of Benares, most holy of the dipping places on the River Ganges; that sermon has been preserved and is given here. It reflects the Buddha’s wisdom about one inscrutable kind of suffering.

4. Kisa Gotami had an only son, and he died. In her grief she carried the dead child to all her neighbours, asking them for medicine, and the people said, “She has lost her senses. The boy is dead.” At length, Kisa Gotami met a man who replied to her request, “I cannot give thee medicine for thy child, but I know a physician who can.”

5. Kisa Gotami became weary and hopeless, and sat down at the wayside watching the lights of the city, as they flickered up and were extinguished again. At last the darkness of the night reigned everywhere. And she considered the fate of men, that their lives flicker up and are extinguished again. 

6. The life of mortals in this world is troubled and brief and combined with pain. For there is not any means by which those that have been born can avoid dying; after reaching old age there is death; of such a nature are living beings. As ripe fruits are early in danger of falling, so mortals when born are always in danger of death.

7. Of those who, overcome by death, depart from life, a father cannot save his son, nor kinsmen their relations. Mark! while relatives are looking on and lamenting deeply, one by one mortals are carried off, like an ox that is led to the slaughter. So the world is afflicted with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world.

8. Not from weeping nor from grieving will anyone obtain peace of mind; on the contrary, his pain will be the greater and his body will suffer. He will make himself sick and pale, yet the dead are not saved by his lamentation. 

9. He who seeks peace should draw out the arrow of lamentation, and complaint, and grief. He who has drawn out the arrow and has become composed will obtain peace of mind; he who has overcome all sorrow will become free from sorrow, and be blessed.

List of common  Antonyms from the lesson:

S.No	Words	Antonyms
1	Sacred	Unholy, Profane, Common
2	Obtain	Lose, Forfeit, Miss
3	Grief	Joy, Delight, Happiness
4	Preserve	Destroy, Waste, Neglect
5	Monk	Nun, Layman, Householder
6	Weep	Laugh, Smile, Rejoice
7	Afflict	Soothe, Comfort, Relieve
8	Desolate	Construct, Build, Restore
9	Mortality	Immortality, Eternity, Everlastingness
10	Selfishness	Selflessness, Generosity, Kindness
11	Pitied	Hurt, Mocked, Ignored
12	Blessed	Cursed, Damned, Unfortunate
13	Peace	Distress, Conflict, Chaos
14	Ripe	Unripe, Raw, Immature
15	Contrary	Similar, Alike, Identical
16	Enlighten	Mislead, Confuse, Deceive
17	Procure	Lose, Miss, Fail
18	Awaken	Lull, Sleep, Calm
19	Lecture	Listen, Learn, Attend
20	Extinguish	Light, Ignite, Kindle
21	Suffering	Joy, Comfort, Pleasure
22	Lament	Rejoice, Celebrate, Enjoy