Buddhasahassanāmāvali

नरानं वरनायको,

ञाणिको ञाणभूसनो;

ञाणपारगू ञाणगू,

बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.

Narānaṃ varanāyako,

Ñāṇiko ñāṇabhūsano;

Ñāṇapāragū ñāṇagū,

Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.

I bow to the Buddha,

The most capable leader of men, very wise, possessing jewels of wisdom,

He transcended the limits of knowledge and was imbued with knowledge’s essence.

Vocabulary

1. varanāyako (vara+nāyako) - excellent + leader
2. ñāṇiko - very wise
3. ñāṇabhūsano (ñāṇa+bhūsano) - wisdom + jewel
4. ñāṇapāragū - transcended the limits of knowledge
5. ñāṇagū - imbued with the essence of knowledge

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