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FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS.
Nõid gåthanam asruiti astryệti. Fradhau-draonð hvaro madhaite, Nå gåthanam asruiti.
IV. The recitation of the Gathas. 31. Yô bis hastarem srâvayêiti ratufryo.
Thris hastrem srâvayenti (read sråvayenti aratufris).
Kvad nitemem hastrem anghad ratufryeê? thris a. 32. Yô gåthau pairi ukhshayêiti srâvayanti
Yêzi arastrem pairi [akhta (read aokhta) pairi] adha
Vå vakad apayanta aratufrya Paska vâ parô vâ pairi âdha [a]ratufryo.
33. Katha zaotha gâthau frasrâvayâiti ? naêmô vakastasti madhimya vaka Zarathustri mana ;
Yêzika aêteê vako apayaệiti yôi henti gåthâhva bisâmrůta thrisâmrûtaka kathrusâmrůtaka,
Daêvanām kereta, Aệtaêsãm vakām aratufryô. 34. Kaya panti (read hanti) vaka bisâmrata?
Ahyâ yâsâ-humatanam-ashahyâ âad-yatha tû i— humaim thwâ izem - thwội staotaraska — usta
Sad västrahê Zarathustrôis nemo :-Homage to Isadvastra, son of Zarathustra.'
Vispau gaethau. Ahurahê Mazdau raêvato hvarenangható ashâunām. Ahurahê Mazdau gâthaubyô ashâunām. gåthâbyo. Ahurahê Mazdau ashaunām yau vîsâdha avayanti. Ahurahê Mazdau Mithrahê vîspaēsãm ashaonãm.
Ahurahê Mazdau Mithrahê vîspaēsām gåthåbyó ashaonam.
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