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CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Advanced Level

SANSKRIT

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PAPER 1. Prescribed Texts

MAY/ JUNE 2010

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SJF1827s QF11877/1
UCLES 2010

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Buddhacarita of Avaghoa

(i)

a ktp; SpVyRiLtnumuRin;
vIIrm|, cF bui, buTvk|&y|
n|y, moR ivr|g|y n bo|y n muyg
jMbumOl my| f|Pto yStd| s ivi/uRv;
n c|sO dubRln|Ptu, z=imTy|gt|dr;

zrIrblvRimd, NyoNvicNtyt\
xuiTpp|s|mL|Nt; m|dSvSm|ns;
f|Pnuy|Nmns|v|Py, l, kminvRt;
invRit; f|Pytg sMyk\ sttgiNytpR~|t\
s,tipRtgiNyty| mn;Sv|Symv|Pytg

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SvSfsnmns; sm|ipptg
sm|iyuic.Sy y|nyog; fvtRtg
y|nfvtRn|m|R; f|PyNtg yHrv|Pytg
dulR, z|Ntmjr, pr, tdmt, pdm\
Book 12, vv 100 to 106
(a) Translate lines 1 to 4, atha . . . vidhirdhruva.

[5]

(b) Translate and explain the following:

(i) svasthaprasannamanasa (line 11)
(ii) dhynapravartant (line 13)

[3]

(c) In your own words, state the understanding that the Buddha comes
to as recorded in the passage above.

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(ii)

SmTv| jNm c mTyu, c t|su t|sPppi.wu

tt; s>vfwu k|y, ck|r k~|Tmk;
Tvgh SvjnoTsg punrNy] c iFy|;
a]|~; lu lokoy, pIr/mit cFvt\
Tygv, SmrtStSy bOv inyt|Tmn;

kdlIgRin;s|r; s,s|r it iny;

ItIyg Tv|gtg y|mh soItIypr|Fm;
IdVy, lf pr, cxu; svRcxuWmt|, vr;
ttStgn s IdVygn pIrzufn cxuw|
ddzR inil, lokm|dzR v inmRl

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s>v|n|, pZytStSy inoTkmR~|m\

fCyuit, coppi., c vvf k~|Tmt|
mg duWtkm|R~; f|i~no y|iNt dugRitm\
mgNyh zukm|R~; fitNtg I]Ippf
Book 14, vv 4 to 10

(a) Translate and comment on the following:

(i) karutmaka (line 2)
(ii) kadalgarbhanisra (line 6)

[3]

(b) Translate lines 11 to 14, sattvnm . . . tripiape.

[4]

(c) In his later teachings, what solution did Buddha prescribe as a cure
for the suffering he saw?

[3]

[Total: 10 x 2 = 20 marks]

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Manu

(i)

iNy|~|, Ivcrt|, IvwygW vph|Irwu

s,ymg ytm|itfI|NyNtgv v|ijn|m\
k|dzfiNy|y|huy|Rin pSvRc mnIIw~;
t|in sMyKfvXy|im y|vdnupUvRz;
o], TvKcxuwI ij| n|isk| cFv p=mI

p|yUpS, hStp|d, v|KcFv dzmI Smt|

buIiNy|i~ p=Hw|, o]|dINynupUvRz;
kmRciNy|i~ p=Gw|, p|Yv|dIin fcxtg
k|dz, mno Dfy, Svgu~gnoy|Tmkm\
y^Sm^{jtg ijt|vftO Kt; p=kO g~O

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Book 2, vv 88 to 92

(a) Translate lines 3 to 6, ekdaendriyyhur . . . smt.

[4]

(b) Translate and describe the following compounds:

(i) rotrdni (line 7)
(ii) svaguena (line 9)

[2]

(c) Sum up in your own words the essence of what is taught in these verses.

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(ii)

a|TmHv ddvt|; sv|R; svRm|TmNyv^Stm\

a|Tm| Ih jnyTygw|, kmRyog, zrIir~|m\
, s,invfzygTSvfwu cfnSpzRnginlm\

pido; pr, tgj; Snghfpo g|, c mOitRwu

mnsINdu, Idz; o]f F|Ntg IvW~u, bl hrm\

v|CyiGn, im]muTsgRc fjng c fj|pitm\

fz|ist|r, svRcw|m~Iy|,sm~orip
Km|, SvPnIgMy, Iv|., puw, prm\
tmhk vdNTyiGn, mnumNyg fj|pitm\
Nmhk prf f|~mprf b/ z|tm\

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w sv|Ri~ Ot|in p=iVy|RPy mNitRi;

jNmvixyGinRTy, s,s|ryit cFvt\
Book 12, vv 119 to 124

(a) Translate lines 1 to 4, tmaiva . . . mrtiu.

[5]

(b) Translate and categorise the following:

(i) svapnadhgamyam (line 8)
(ii) janmavddhikayai (line 12)

[3]

(c) Sum up the teaching given by Manu in the above verses.

[2]

[Total: 10 x 2 = 20 marks]

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Upaniads

(i)

tSmH s hov|c

f ivg vfidtVyg it h Sm yd\b/

ivdo vdiNt pr| cFv|pr| c

t]|pr| AGvfdo yjuvRcd; s|mvfdovRvfd; izx| kLpo
Vy|kr~, in, Ndo Jyoitwimit

a pr| yy| td

xrmigMytg

y.dfZymg/|mgo]mv~Rmcxu;o], tdp|i~p|dm\

inTy,

ivu, svRgt, susUXm, tdVyy, y*tyoin, pIrpZyiNt Ir|;

Muaka Up. 1:1: 4 to 6

(a) Translate lines 1 to 5, tasmai sa . . . tadakswaramadhigamyate.

[5]

(b) Translate and explain:

(i) apipdam (line 6);
(ii) bhtayonim (line 7)

[3]

(c) Explain in your own words the difference between what the Upaniad
calls the lower knowledge and the higher knowledge.

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(ii)

sill ko |Fto vit w b/lok; sm/|iit

hFnmnuzz|s y|DvL=; w|Sy prm| git; w|Sy
prm| sMpt\ woSy prmo lok; woSy prm
a|nNd; tSyGv|nNdSy|Ny|in Nt|in m|]|mupjIviNt
s yo mnuWy|~|, r|; smo vit aNygw|mipit;

svRDm|RnuWykAoRgG; sMpntm; s mnuWy|~|, prm a|nNd;

a yg zt, mnuWy|~|m|nNd|; s k; Ipt~|, ijtlo
k|n|m|nNd; a yg zt, Ipt~|, ijtlok|n|m|nNd|; s
ko gNvRlok a|nNd; a yg zt, gNvRlok a|nNd|;
s k; kmRdfv|n|m|nNd; yg kmR~| dfvTvmisMpNtg

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a yg zt, kmRdfv|n|m|nNd|; s k a|j|ndfv|n|m|

nNd; y oI]yovijnok|mht;
Bhadrayaka Up. 4:3: 32 and 33

(a) Translate lines 1 to 4, salila eko . . . upajvanti.

[4]

(b) Translate and explain:

(i) gandharvaloka (line 9)
(ii) akmahata (line 12)

[3]

(c) This passage and its continuation explains a series of levels of bliss.
List these levels. Who is it that attains the highest bliss of all?

[3]

[Total: 10 x 2 = 20 marks]

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Bhagavad Gt and akaras Commentary

(i)

yoy, yogSTvy| fo; s|Mygn musPdn

tSy|h, n pZy|im c=lTv|^TSit, ^Sr|m\
c=l, Ih mn; W~ fm|i blvd\d m\
tSy|h, ing/h, mNyg v|yoIrv suduW krm\
as,zy, mh|b|ho mno duinRg/h, clm\

ay|sgn tu kONtgy vFr|Gyg~ c gtg

zmo dmStp; zOc, x|iNtr|jRvmgv c
D|n, IvD|nm|^St=, b/kmR Sv|vjm\
zOy tgjo itd|RXy, yug c|Pypl|ynm\
d|nmIr|v x|], kmR Sv|vjm\

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iwgOrXyv|i~Jy, vFZykmR Sv|vjm\

pIrcy|RTmk, kmR zUSy|Ip Sv|vkm\
Chap. 6, vv 33 to 35; Chap. 18, vv 42 to 44

(a) Translate lines 1 to 4, yoyam . . . sudukaram .

[4]

(b) Translate and describe grammatically:

(i) kigaurakyavijyam (line 11)
(ii) svabhvajam (lines 8,10,11 and 12)

[3]

(c) Explain how the qualities of the katriya as shown in the above verses
are suited to the function of the katriya in society.

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(ii)

azoCy|nNvzocSTv, f|Dv|d|,Zc |wsg

gt|sUngt|sU,Zc n|nuzociNt pit|;
azoCy|inTy|id

n zoCy| azoCy| IWmo~|dy;

sd\v.Tv|Tprm|Rpf~ c inTyTv|t\ t|nzoCy|nNvzoco

nuzoictv|nis tg im/yNtg minim.mh, tGIvRn|Ot; Ik,

kIrWy|im r|Jysu|idngit

Tv, f|Dv|d|n\ fD|vt|, buimt|,

v|d|, vcn|in c |wsg

tdftNmO, p|iTy, c

Ivm|Tmin dzRySyuNm. vfTyif|y;

ySm|%t|sONgtf|~|

Nmt|n\ agt|sOngtf|~|Ivt n|nuzociNt pit|

a|TmD|;

p| a|TmIvwy| buiyRgw|, tg Ih pit|;

p|iTy, inIvR it utg;

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prm|RtStu inTy|nzoCy|n

nuzocSyto mUosITyif|y;
akarabhya on Bhagavad Gt, Chap. 2, v 11

(a) Translate lines 3 to 6, na socy . . . rjyasukhdineti.

[5]

(b) Summarise what akara says about the meaning of the

word pait (lines 9 to 11)?

[2]

(c) Name three methods that akara utilizes to explain the meaning of the
verses of the Bhagavad Gt. Illustrate two of them from this passage.

[3]

[Total: 10 x 2 = 20 marks]

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