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and brought all statements to proper consideration and investigation; and after the preservation of Âtarpâd”, through the statement which he maintained (pasakhto) with all those of different sects, and the Nasks were enumerated, he also spoke this even to those who were heterodox, namely: “Now, when the religion is recognised by us in the worldly existence, we do niost diligently endeavour that they shall not allow the infidelity (agdênổih) of any one whatever ;' and he acted accordingly.
28. This (le-denman-1-12) Khasrôis, king of kings who is son of Kavâd, as apostasy and tyranny were fully antagonistically smitten by him", and information and redoubled proper consideration were abundantly augmented—through a declaration from the religion unto every apostasy of the four classes (pisako)—also spoke even this as to winning the sacred beings (yazdân kharidih), namely: 'The truth of the Mazda-worshipping religion is fully understood, and the intelligent are steadfastly capable through proper consideration; but recognition by the worldly existence has mostly become exceedingly scattered, and the particulars are not possible through proper consideration, but through purity of thought,
1 See Dk. VIII, Chap. I, 22.
s Literally 'this one who is,' which, applied to a person near at hand, is a phrase analogous to valman-1-î, 'that one who is,' applied in § 25 to a person more remote. The oblique case le-denman of the demonstrative pronoun, which occurs very rarely, is analogous to the oblique cases li, lanman, lak, lekûm of the personal pronouns, which occur constantly.
The twentieth Sasanian king, who reigned A. D. 531-579; he was surnamed Anôsharavan, 'immortal-soulled.'
• Referring to his extirpation of the heresy of Mazdak, A. D. 528, before he came to the throne.
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| SR No. | 007672 |
| Book Title | Zend Avesta Part 02 |
| Original Sutra Author | N/A |
| Author | James Darmesteter |
| Publisher | Oxford |
| Publication Year | 1883 |
| Total Pages | 2221 |
| Language | English |
| Classification | Book_English |
| File Size | 41 MB |