Buddhasahassanāmāvali

अदण्डेन असत्थेन,

धम्मेन अनुसासयी;

उद्धरेसि बहू सत्ते,

बुद्धं तं पणमाम्यहं.

Adaṇḍena asatthena,

Dhammena anusāsayī;

Uddharesi bahū satte,

Buddhaṃ taṃ paṇamāmyahaṃ.

I bow to the Buddha,

Who ruled righteously (without any stick nor any weapon),

And liberated a great number of beings (showing them the light of Dhamma).

Vocabulary

1. a + daṇḍena - without stick
2. a + satthena - without weapon
3. anusāsayī (aor. of anusāsati) - righteously admonished, instructed
4. uddharesi (aor. of uddharati) - raised, lifted up
5. bahū satte - many beings

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