Verse 139

विजयन्तो बोधिमूळे,
पत्तो सम्बोधिमुत्तमं;
अन्तकस्स अन्तकरो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Vijayanto bodhimūḷe,
Patto sambodhimuttamaṃ;
Antakassa antakaro,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
At the foot of the bodhi tree,
Attaining sublime enlightenment,
As conquerer, he vanquished Death (Mara).

Vocabulary

  1. vijayanto (pr.p. of vijayati) - conquers, triumphs
  2. patto (pp. of pāpuṇati) - reached, attained
  3. sambodhiṃ + uttamaṃ - enlightenment + highest
  4. anta + karo - end + doer

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