Verse 28

निब्भयो नरनिसभो, 
निच्छम्भी नरकेसरी; 
निद्दरो यो नराजञ्‍ञो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Nibbhayo naranisabho, 
Nicchambhī narakesarī; 
Niddaro yo narājañño,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Who was fearless, a bull amongst men, 
Without panic, like a lion amongst men,
Without anxiety or distress he belonged to the noble lineage.

Vocabulary

  1. nibbhayo (ni+b+bhayo) - without fear
  2. naranisabho (naro: pl. + sabho) - like a bull among men
  3. nicchambhī (ni+c+chambhī) - without stupefaction
  4. narakesarī (naro+kesarī) - lion (having a mane) among men
  5. niddaro (ni+d+daro) - without fear, terror
  6. narājañño (naro+jañño) - man of noble birth
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