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In plain words
He is the teacher of the assembly of the learned headed by the lord of the gaṇas, a great ocean holding the gems of a store of virtues. As the thousand-rayed sun is hidden by cloud, his great splendour is hidden by the cloak of the body.
Word for word
Teacher of the assembly of the learned headed by the lord of the gaṇas, great ocean of the gems of a store of virtues; like the thousand-rayed sun hidden by cloud, his great splendour hidden by the cloak of the body.