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

  1. dayo - mercy, compassion, sympathy, kindness
  2. dayodadhi (dayo + udadhi) - compassion + ocean, sea
  3. nidhi - depository; treasure
  4. dayālu - compassionate
  5. sāgaro - sea, ocean
  6. adhipo - lord, master, ruler
  7. nātho - protector, saviour

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