Verse 203

लाभालाभे यसायसे, 
सम्मान-अवमानने; 
सब्बत्थ समथप्पत्तो, 
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Lābhālābhe yasāyase,
Sammāna-avamānane;
Sabbattha samathappatto,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
In a state of mental calm and tranquillity,
He remained supremely indifferent toward the mundane dualities of gain and loss,
Of fame and disgrace, respect and contempt.

Vocabulary

  1. lābhālābhe (lābhā + alābhe) - gain, aquisition + gain, aquisition
  2. yasāyase (yasa + ayase) - fame, glory + fame, glory
  3. sammāna - honour, veneration
  4. avamānane - indifference, disregard, disrespect
  5. samathappatto (samatha + p + patto) - tranquillity + obtained, reached

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