Sanskrit to English:
तपस्विने गोतमाय पूर्वस्मात् योग्यं कञ्चन धार्मिकगुरुम् अन्वेष्टुं दुष्करं नासीत्।
So, it was not difficult for the ascetic Gotama to find another religious teacher who was more competent than the former.