Verse 175

कल्याणमित्तो कल्याणो, 
मङ्गलमित्तो मारजि; 
धम्ममित्तो धम्मददो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.   
Kalyāṇamitto kalyāṇo,
Maṅgalamitto māraji;
Dhammamitto dhammadado,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
A virtuous friend who showered benediction on all,
A friend full of loving-kindness who had vanquished Māra,
He was a Dhamma friend who bestowed Dhamma precepts on all.

Vocabulary

  1. kalyāṇamitto (kalyāṇa + mitto) - beneficial + friend
  2. maṅgalamitto (maṅgala + mitto) - well-being, blessing + friend
  3. māraji (māra + ji/jito) - Māra + victorious

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