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FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS.
XXXIII.—66. Nôid tê ahmad dragöyêitim framraðmi Spetama Zarathustra yãm dahmãm vanghim afritim,
67. Yanad haka hahi humananghad hvakanghad hushyauthnad hudaệnad,
68. Yatha yaourvô aevô savô aevô armô ranghẩm ava nàyêintim savavau ded (or bed) kis aitê.
XXXIV. 69. Kad tê râzarê kad zi Mazda (Yasna XXXIV, 12 a).
70. Ad môi ad rấtâm ukhdhahyaka Sravshem khshathremkâ (Yasna XXXIII, 14).
71. Para tê gaôspaunta gaðhudau baôdhaska urvanemka fraëshyâmahê nazdista upa thwaresta raokau nars kashmanau sukem.
XXXV. 72. Ashai vahistâi yad huferethwem dâstô-ratô, 73. Berezad-varezi haômananghem, 74. Yad irfrithânê ashaonð shâtem dathậiti urva
nem.
XXXVI. 75. Åviska nau antare hentů nemahvaêtis kithrau råtayô (Yasna XXXIII, 7 c)!
76. Tau avis yau râtayô antare ameshesa spente saoshyantaska;
Yasna XXXIV, 12 a, 'A query of Zartusht, asking for wisdom' (Comm.)
· Ahura is supposed to speak of Zarathustra. The quotation is altered from Yasna XXXIII, 14.
* The primeval Bull, Gaush aêvôdata (Vd. XXI, 1).
• His soul, after his death, was sent to Heaven as Geush urvan (Goshûrûn), the deity that takes care of domestic animals.
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