Verse 117

दूरदस्सी दीघदस्सी, 
अन्तदस्सी भवन्तगू; 
तीरदस्सी पारदस्सी, 
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.          
  
Dūradassī dīghadassī, 
Antadassī bhavantagū; 
Tīradassī pāradassī, 
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.          
  
I bow to the Buddha,
Far-sighted with perspective in view
He saw and travelled to the end of all the existences,
And thoroughly knew this world and the world beyond.          
  

Vocabulary

  1. dassī - one who sees
  2. dūra - far
  3. dīgha - long
  4. bhavantagū - perfected (bhava + anta + gū - becoming + end + going, gone)

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