南な無む八はち幡まん

expression, interjection

O Great God of Arms, I beseech your aid against my enemy

Abbreviation of 南無八幡大菩薩. An archaic battle invocation calling on Hachiman, the god of war, for assistance against one's enemy. Not used in modern everyday speech.

See also: 南無八幡大菩薩 (なむはちまんだいぼさつ)

• 武ぶ士しは合かっ戦せんの前まえに「南な無む八はち幡まん」と唱となえた。

  The warrior chanted 'Namu Hachiman' before the battle.