Verse 176

पञ्‍ञण्णवो धम्मण्णवो, 
कारुणो करुणण्णवो; 
मेधण्णवो मेत्तण्णवो, 
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.   
Paññaṇṇavo dhammaṇṇavo,
Kāruṇo karuṇaṇṇavo;
Medhaṇṇavo mettaṇṇavo,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Who was an ocean of wisdom and Dhamma,
An ocean of compassion, fully compassionate,
And an ocean of sagacity and lovingkindness.

Vocabulary

  1. aṇṇavo - ocean
  2. karuṇa - compassion
  3. medha - sagacity, intellect, wisdom

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