Buddhasahassanāmāvali - Verse 21

Verse 21

विचित्रधम्मकथिको,
अब्भुतमग्गुद्देसको;
महक्खातो महाकथी,
बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.

Vicitradhammakathiko,
Abbhutamagguddesako;
Mahakkhāto Mahākathī,
Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.

I bow to the Buddha,
Who so eloquently enunciated the rare Dhamma,
Guided people to follow that marvellous path,
Fully explained and expounded Dhamma in all aspects.

Vocabulary

  1. vicitradhammakathiko - enunciated (eloquently explained) rare Dhamma
    (vicitra + dhamma + kathiko variegated, various+Dhamma+explained)
  2. abbhutamagguddesako - guided people to follow that marvellous path
    (abbhuta + magga + uddesako wonderful, marvellous + path + pointing out, indicating)
  3. mahakkhāto - fully explained Dhamma
  4. mahākathī - greatly expounded Dhamma


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