Verse 153

  अविकप्पो अवितक्‍को, 
  अविचारो अचिन्तको; 
  चित्त-एकग्गताप्पत्तो, 
  बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.  

  Avikappo avitakko, 
  Avicāro acintako; 
  Citta-ekaggatāppatto, 
  Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.  

  I bow to the Buddha,
  Free from ambiguity, without incursion,
  Free from of rolling of thoughts or any mental concerns,
  His mind remained fully focussed.

Vocabulary

  1. avikappo (a + vikappo) - not + uncertainty; thinking over
  2. avitakko (a + vitakko) - not + thought, reflection, reasoning, initial application
  3. avicāro (a + vicāro) - not + investigation, examination, rolling of thoughts, sustained application
  4. acintako (a + cintako) - not + thinking
  5. citta-ekaggatāppatto (eka + g + gata + p + patto) - one + gone + of fully concentrated mind

[1] citta-ekaggatāppatto is a term for a fully concentrated mind focussed on one spot.

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