Buddhasahassanāmāvali

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

1. mahāsokasallakatto - a supreme surgeon (dealing with) terrible grief and woe
   (mahā + soka + salla + katto)¹ great + grief + arrow + cut off, remove)
2. mahākhīlavisodhano - a radical destroyer of the strong stakes of craving
   (mahā + khīla + visodhano great + pillar, post + cleansing)
3. 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

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