Verse 1

सोपि भगवा अरहं,
सम्मासम्बुद्धो सयम्भू;
विज्‍जाचरणसम्पन्‍नो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.

Sopi bhagavā arahaṃ,
Sammāsambuddho sayambhū;
Vijjācaraṇasampanno,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.

I bow to the Buddha, 
To Him, who was freed from all impurities, the Worthy One, 
Enlightened by his own efforts, Lord of oneself,
Perfect in theory and practice.

Vocabulary

  1. sopi - he (so + pi/api - he + also, too)
  2. bhagavā - freed from all impurities
  3. arahaṃ - the Worthy One, sanctified
  4. sammāsambuddho - enlightened by his own efforts
  5. sayambhū - Lord of oneself
  6. vijjācaraṇasampanno - perfect in theory and practice (vijjā + caraṇa +
  7. sampanno - wisdom + practise + being endowed)
  8. paṇamati - to bend, bow
  9. paṇamāmyahaṃ - I bow (paṇamāmi + ahaṃ - bend + I)

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