Verse 22

अदण्डेन असत्थेन,
धम्मेन अनुसासयी;
उद्धरेसि बहू सत्ते,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Adaṇḍena asatthena,
Dhammena anusāsayī;
Uddharesi bahū satte,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
Who ruled righteously (without any stick nor any weapon),
And liberated a great number of beings (showing them the light of Dhamma).

Vocabulary

  1. a + daṇḍena - without stick
  2. a + satthena - without weapon
  3. anusāsayī (aor. of anusāsati) - righteously admonished, instructed
  4. uddharesi (aor. of uddharati) - raised, lifted up
  5. bahū satte - many beings
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