Verse 31

ञाणमयो ञाणालयो, 
 ञाणेसी ञाणकोविदो;
ञाणदस्सनसम्पन्‍नो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
    
Ñāṇamayo ñāṇālayo, 
Ñāṇesī ñāṇakovido; 
Ñāṇadassanasampanno,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
    
I bow to the Buddha,
Who was full of lore, the embodiment of knowledge, 
A researcher of knowledge he possessed extraordinary wisdom,
Who was blessed with the vision of knowledge.
    

Vocabulary

  1. ñāṇamayo - made of knowledge
  2. ñāṇālayo (ñāṇa + ālayo) - abode of knowledge
  3. ñāṇesī (ñāṇa + esī: aor. of esati) - searched for knowledge
  4. ñāṇakovido - possessed extraordinary wisdom
  5. ñāṇadassanasampanno - blessed with the vision of knowledge
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