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Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 13
Verse 13
महासोकसल्लकत्तो,
महाखीलविसोधनो;
महासन्तिसुखकरो,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.
Mahāsokasallakatto,
Mahākhīlavisodhano;
Mahāsantisukhakaro,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.
I bow to the Buddha,
The supreme surgeon who removed grief and woe,
A radical destroyer of the strong stakes of craving,
And a great harbinger of peace and happiness.
Vocabulary
- mahāsokasallakatto - a supreme surgeon (dealing with) terrible grief and woe
(mahā + soka + salla + katto)1 great + grief + arrow + cut off, remove)
- mahākhīlavisodhano - a radical destroyer of the strong stakes of craving
(mahā + khīla + visodhano great + pillar, post + cleansing)
- mahāsantisukhakaro - a great harbinger of peace and happiness
(mahā + santi + sukha + karo great + peace + happiness + giver)
[1] Just like a surgeon removes a poisoned arrow the Buddha removes the arrow of grief
Last modified: Wednesday, 19 February 2020, 2:35 AM