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therein; he also brought him to the house for the purpose of seeing Zaratūst. 5. That wizard, owing to the coming on of vexation at that glory in Zaratast, desired with evil intention a really mischievous deceit (shêdo), to compress with his paws (gôv) the tender head of that full-glorious child, to cause his death. 6. And here is manifested a great wonder to the multitude, just as revelation mentions it thus:
Thereupon the paws of that deadly one (mar) are driven back to behind him (that is, reversed (all skan) backwards); nor ever after did that deadly one become again a devourer of meat with his jaws by means of those paws.' 7. That Karap also, besides that, examined the marks and evil specks on Zaratûst 1; and Pôrúshâspô, in awful alarm as to the dispersion of the emanation of splendour (âp-dihih) from Zaratust, hastened (sârinid) to make Zaratûst invisible.
8. One marvel is this which is declared, that the Karap Dürasrôbô, through witchcraft, cast such fear of Zaratūst into the mind of Pôrúshâspô, and so injured the mind of Pôrúshâspô, that, owing only to that very fear as regards himself, he asked the Karap for the death of Zaratůst. 9. Also about 2 the mode of putting to death for which Pôrůshâspô, owing to the distraction (vish ôpisno) by which he becomes helpless, asks Dûrâsrôbô; and that Karap is bringing much firewood together, and to shelter (nipâyidano) Zaratūst amid that firewood, to stir up a fire, and to make it blaze with the wood were the remedy he arranged (virâsto); and Pôrúshâspô acted accord
Compare Zs. XVI, 1-3. 2 Pahl. madam-ma, where må=ki, 'what? whatever,' is used for -ik, also,' as often happens.
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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 |