Verse 24

अत्तसरणमनुसासि, 
नेपक्‍को अनुसासको; 
धम्मसरणमनुसासि,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.

Attasaraṇamanusāsi, 
Nepakko anusāsako; 
Dhammasaraṇamanusāsi,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.

I bow to the Buddha,
Who taught to take refuge in oneself and in Dhamma,
Who was a discriminating seer and a strict disciplinarian.

Vocabulary

  1. attasaraṇamanusāsi - taught to take refuge in oneself
    (atta + saraṇaṃ + anusāsi: aor. of anusāsati - oneself + refuge + taught)
  2. nepakko - a discriminating seer
  3. anusāsako - instructor, giving advice
  4. dhammasaraṇamanusāsi - taught to take refuge in Dhamma (dhamma + saraṇam + anusāsi: aor. of anusāti - Dhamma + refuge + instructed)

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