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YASNA XXXIII.
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14. Thus, as an offering, Zarathustra gives the life of his very body. And he offers, likewise, O Mazda! the priority of the Good Mind, (his eminence gained) by his holiness (with Thy folk); and he offers (above all his) Obedience (to Thee) in deed and in speech, and with these (Thine established) Sovereign Power 2 !
shakinð; Ner.: Punyena dinim prakihnaya. Possibly, 'give light to our consciences through Asha' would be better.
The tissues; the word seems contrasted with bones elsewhere. The Pahlavi has khayâ, and Ner. givam (sic).
? The Pahlavi translation may be rendered as follows: Thus, as a gift of generosity, I who am Zartûst (so freely, and with no error from ignorance (1) give the life of my own body, as the advance [as the chieftainship] to Vohûman and to Adharmazd, and to Ashavahist, in actions (that is, I would do the deeds which Aharâyîh desires), and would give obedient attention to the word (literally the hearing of the word) to (i. e. of) Khshatraver.
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