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FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS.
Nôid gâthanam asruiti âstryêti. Fradhau-draonô hvarô madhaitê, Nâ gâthanam asruiti.
IV. The recitation of the Gâthas.
31. Yô bis hastarem srâvayêiti ratufryô. Thris hastrem srâvayenti (read srâvayenti aratufris).
Kvad nitemem hastrem anghad ratufryeê? thrisa. 32. Yô gâthau pairi ukhshayêiti srâvayanti Yêzi arastrem pairi [akhta (read aokhta) pairi] âdha
Vâ vakad apayanta aratufrya
Paska vâ parô vâ pairi âdha [a]ratufryô.
33. Katha zaotha gâthau frasrâvayâiti? naêmô vakastasti madhimya vaka Zarathustri mana;
Yêzika aêteê vakô apayaêiti yôi henti gâthâhva bisâmrûta thrisâmrûtaka kathrusâmrûtaka,
Daêvanam kereta,
Aêtaêsam vakãm aratufryô.
34. Kaya panti (read hanti) vaka bisâmrûta? Ahyâ yâsâ-humatanẩm-ashahyâ âad—yathâ tû
î
- humâim thwâ izem-thwôi staotaraskâ—ustâ
Sad vâstrahê Zarathustrôis nemô:-'Homage to Isadvâstra, son of Zarathustra.'
Vispau gaêthau.
Ahurahê Mazdau raêvatô hvarenanghatô ashâunām. Ahurahê Mazdau gâthaubyô ashâunăm. gâthâbyô. Ahurahê Mazdau ashâunam yau vîsâdha âvayanti. Ahurahê Mazdau Mithrahê vîspaêsăm ashaonãm. Ahurahê Mazdau Mithrahê vîspaêsãm gâthâbyô ashao
năm.
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