Dhammapada 14.1
यस्स जितं नावजीयति, जितमस्स नो याति कोचि लोके। तं बुद्धमनन्तगोचरं, अपदं केन पदेन नेस्सथ॥
yassa jitam navajiyati, jitam assa no yati koci loke; tam buddham anantagocaram, apadam kena padena nessatha.
Word-by-Word
| Sanskrit | Transliteration | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| यस्स | yassa | whose |
| जितम् | jitam | conquest |
| न | na | not |
| अवजीयति | avajiyati | can be undone |
| जितम् | jitam | conquest |
| अस्स | assa | his |
| नो | no | not |
| याति | yati | goes to |
| कोचि | koci | anyone |
| लोके | loke | in the world |
| तम् | tam | that |
| बुद्धम् | buddham | the Awakened One |
| अनन्तगोचरम् | ananta-gocaram | of infinite range |
| अपदम् | apadam | trackless |
| केन | kena | by what |
| पदेन | padena | track |
| नेस्सथ | nessatha | will you lead |
Whose conquest cannot be undone, whose conquest no one in the world can reach — by what track can you trace that Awakened One, whose range is infinite, who is trackless?
जिसकी विजय पलटी नहीं जा सकती, जिसकी विजय तक इस संसार में कोई नहीं पहुँच सकता — उस अनन्तगोचर, अपदस्थ बुद्ध को किस पद (पथ) से ले जाओगे?