Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 200
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Verse 200
सुवण्णो सुवण्णवण्णो, हेमवण्णो वण्णुत्तमो; हिरञ्ञवण्णो हेमांसु, बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Suvaṇṇo suvaṇṇavaṇṇo, Hemavaṇṇo vaṇṇuttamo; Hiraññavaṇṇo hemāṃsu, Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha, Who was of pleasant appearance and of golden hue, Of superb and gold-like complexion, Like unwrought gold he shone forth like the golden rays of the sun.
Vocabulary
- suvaṇṇo (su + vaṇṇo) - pleasant + complexion, appearance
- suvaṇṇavaṇṇo (suvaṇṇa + vaṇṇo) - golden + complexion, appearance
- hemavaṇṇo (hema + vaṇṇo) - gold + complexion, appearance
- vaṇṇuttamo (vaṇṇa + uttamo) - complexion, appearance + superb
- hiraññavaṇṇo (hirañña + vaṇṇo) - gold, bullion, treasure + complexion, appearance
- hemāṃsu (hema + aṃsu) - golden + rays, sunbeam
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