Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 173
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Verse 173
दयोदधि दयानिधि, दयालु दयासागरो; दयाधिपो दयनाथो, बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Dayodadhi dayānidhi, Dayālu dayāsāgaro; Dayādhipo dayanātho, Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha, An ocean of compassion and depository of kindness, Compassion-incarnate and a sea of mercy, He was supreme among the kind and the compassionate.
Vocabulary
- dayo - mercy, compassion, sympathy, kindness
- dayodadhi (dayo + udadhi) - compassion + ocean, sea
- nidhi - depository; treasure
- dayālu - compassionate
- sāgaro - sea, ocean
- adhipo - lord, master, ruler
- nātho - protector, saviour
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