Verse 157

अत्थचारी अत्थकारी, 
अत्थसारी अत्थरतो; 
अत्थञाणी अत्थभाणी, 
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.         
Atthacārī atthakārī, 
Atthasārī attharato; 
Atthañāṇī atthabhāṇī, 
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.       
I bow to the Buddha,
Committed to beneficial activities he sojourned for general welfare,
Devoted to the good and well-being of all beings,
He always spoke for their prosperity,
He was overflowing with wisdom that was related to their good.        

Vocabulary

  1. attho - advantage, welfare, benefit, good
  2. kārī - acting, doing
  3. cārī (adj.) - having the conduct, behaving, acting
  4. rato (pp. of ramati) - delight in, enjoy
  5. sārī (adj.) - following, going, wandering
  6. ñāṇī (adj.) - having wisdom, learned
  7. bhāṇī (adj.) - talking, speaking

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