Verse 67

अग्गपुग्गलो अग्गग्गो,
ञाणग्गो ञाणपुङ्गवो;
धम्मपुग्गलो धम्मग्गो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Aggapuggalo aggaggo,
Ñāṇaggo ñāṇapuṅgavo;
Dhammapuggalo dhammaggo,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Supreme and foremost amongst all beings,
Foremost in wisdom, endowed with ultimate knowledge,
Filled with Dhamma he was the foremost on Dhamma’s path.

Vocabulary

  1. aggaggo (agga+ aggo) - foremost + top
  2. ñāṇa + aggo - wisdom + foremost
  3. ñāṇa + puṅgavo - wisdom + chief, ‘bull’
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