Buddhasahassanāmāvali

अहङ्कारा विनिमुत्तो,

ममङ्कारा मुत्तो मुनि;

मानावमाना विमुत्तो,

बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.

Ahaṅkārā vinimutto,

Mamaṅkārā mutto muni;

Mānāvamānā vimutto,

Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.

I bow to the Buddha,

Who was completely free from egoism,

A sage, free from selfish attachments,

Indifferent to honour and dishonour.

Vocabulary

1. ahaṅkārā vinimutto - completely free from egoism
2. ahaṅkārā: aham + kārā - ‘maker of I’, pride, arrogance, selfishness
3. muni - a sage
4. mamaṅkārā mutto - free from selfish attachments
5. mamaṅkārā: mama + kārā - selfishness, self-interest
6. mānāvamānā vimutto - indifferent to honour and dishonour
7. mānāvamānā: māna + āvamānā - pride, concet + disrespect, contempt

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