Verse 196

अगारिकत्थं ञापेसि, 
महामङ्गलमुत्तमं; 
गिहीसहायको सदा, 
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.  
Agārikatthaṃ ñāpesi,
Mahāmaṅgalamuttamaṃ;
Gihīsahāyako sadā,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
For the benefit of householders,
He announced supreme auspiciousness,
Being always their true companion.

Vocabulary

  1. agārikatthaṃ (agārika + atthaṃ) - householder + welfare, advantage
  2. ñāpesi (aor. of ñāpeti) - announced, made known, declared
  3. gihīsahāyako (gihī + sahāyako) - householder + friend, companion

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