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Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 112
Verse 112
अक्खरानं सन्निपाते,
दक्खो पुब्बापरानञ्च;
निरुत्तिपदकोविदो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Akkharānaṃ sannipāte,
Dakkho pubbāparānañca;
Niruttipadakovido,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Very skilful in proper placement of words,
He knew which one should come first and which one later,
Proficient in etymology and in poetry.
Vocabulary
- akkharo - letter of the alphabet
- sannipāta - collocation, assemblance
- dakkho - clever, skillful
- pubbā + paro + ca - first + last / preceding + following + and
- nirutti - grammatical and logical explanation
- pada + kovido - word + proficient, clever
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