Verse 159

  अत्तदन्तो अनुस्सदो,
  धीरवन्तो धीरधरो;
  धितिमन्तो धीसम्पन्‍नो,
  बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.        
  Attadanto anussado,
  Dhīravanto dhīradharo;
  Dhitimanto dhīsampanno,
  Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.   
  I bow to the Buddha,
  Self-restrained and never haughty,
  Very composed and patient,
  He was highly energetic and full of wisdom.       

Vocabulary

  1. danto (pp. of dameti) - self-restrained, trained
  2. anussado (an + ussado) - not + arrogance, haughtiness, conceit
  3. dhīra - firm, self-relying, wise
  4. vanto (pp. of vamati) - discharge, eject (vomit)
  5. dharo - bearing, holding
  6. dhitimanto (dhiti + manto) - fortitude, energy + one who has
  7. dhīsampanno (dhī + sampanno) - wisdom, knowledge + established

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