Verse 185

अनोमनामो अमलो, 
सच्‍चनामो सच्‍चधरो; 
सच्‍चसन्धो सच्‍चवदो, 
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Anomanāmo amalo,
Saccanāmo saccadharo;
Saccasandho saccavado,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Of superior reputation he was free from defilements,
Truthful, a bearer and embodiment of truth,
He always uttered the truth.

Vocabulary

  1. anoma + nāmo - not inferior, superior + renown, reputation
  2. amalo (a + malo) - without + defilement, stain, taint, fault
  3. sandho - well-joined, firm, stable

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