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THE VARNANARHAVARNANA OF MATRIOETA.
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14.- If the dharmas, 0 Tathāgata, of thee,
the virtue-ocean of virtues, should be set forth, they could not be contained even in the heavens.
15. - When to thy famous worshipper, cham
pion of the dharma of Buddha, head of all érāvakas, celebrated as the Deep, 11
14 yon.tan.rnamskyi yon. tan.mtsho | khyod . kyi .de • bin • gáege chos.
raams Igal te botan.du • mchis.gyur.na
nam.mkhar.yan nie son.mi.gyar 15 khyod.kyi.mion sum benen.bkur.
ba sans rgyas.choskyisdedpon. po (Dan. thos. kan.gyi.tog.gyur.pa
Izab.mo.rjes.su.sgrogs.pa.la 16 kon.mkhyen.ñid. phyir. boom .ldan
gyis Irmas.na.ma.mtshal.es .grol. pas sans.rgyas choskyi • zab.mo.id
bas.mahtsbal.bar. bśad.pa .lags 17 1 gal.tegtso .bo .de .dag.kyan
khyod . lanus. pardugslags.na 1 bdag.hdra.srid .pa .mi.gtsan.bahi
srin.bus. bsamskabsgala.mchisi 18 så lahi.bin.chen.khyod .bid .kyil Iyon.tan.yal.ga.thugs. brtse.bas btud.parnams.la skye bohdil
cun.zad.hju. batsam.du.bas 19 char• sprintshoga • ni.chen. po.yis
char.gyi.rgyun.nams.phab.palas so gahi. teba.bas.gduñs.pa .yil khuns rtas . htshal • nahan .ci . dig.
hthal 20 madros. pa.yi.mtsho las.ni1
chu.bo.chen.po.bzi.hbab.kyan de zad.bgyid.par. minus.na I gian. dag.hbab.pas.smos.cihtshal |
16. - I prayed, saying The reverend one,
since he knows all, refases notis if request is made declared the depth of the dharma of Buddha to know no
bound.13 17. - If even those chiefs14 find their powers
worsted in regard to thee, for being like me, an inpure worm, where is
there the possibility of thought ? 18.- Enough for this creatnre to grasp even
a little one among the compassionbowed branches of the virtues of thee,
the great Säl tree. 19. – When the great rain clouds have let fall
their streams of rain, what does the high-bred horse, 16 tormented by the summer heat, though he crave it, orave ?
20. - When even the four great rivers descend
ing from lake Mānasa cannot diminish it, what need is there to mention the descent of other (streams] ?
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21 rinchen.hbyun khuns. mnams.kyis 21. - The world extended by the mines of nil
jewels knows no end: 16 Lord, though I hjig . rten • rgyas • bgyis . bas . ma.
I praise thy virtues, I deem them verily htshall
like that. mgon. khyod yon. tan.brjod.pahan
| bdag .ni .de .hdra.kho. nar.sems! 22 begribsnaskhyod .kyi.bstan.nid las 22.- From thy teaching, while it covers me, Iyon.tan.me.togernams. btustel
gathering the flowers of virtues, with [998]
thine own flowers I make to thee, as Iran.gi.me tog.dagogis.ni
to a tree, my offering of flowers. bin.bzin.khyod la.me tog.gsol 11 Gambhira!
11 mtahal?
18 bae ? 14 Or if even they, O Lord.' Plural of respect P or should we have a plural in v. 15 also P 16 khunerta! (-ājāneya afva. P.] ! 10 .ga oska. » bas? Read bsam .ma .htahal, cannot be conceived'?
