Verse 117

 दूरदस्सी दीघदस्सी, 
    अन्तदस्सी भवन्तगू; 
    तीरदस्सी पारदस्सी, 
            बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.          
  
Dūradassī dīghadassī, 
    Antadassī bhavantagū; 
    Tīradassī pāradassī, 
          Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.          
  
I bow to the Buddha,
    Far-sighted with perspective in view
    He saw and travelled to the end of all the existences,
             And thoroughly knew this world and the world beyond.          
  

Vocabulary

  1. dassī - one who sees
  2. dūra - far
  3. dīgha - long
  4. bhavantagū: bhava + anta + gū - becoming + end + going, gone, perfected


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