Zend Avesta Part 02

SR No.: 007672
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

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SIKAND-GÛMÂNİK VIGÂR.
to become without risk of injury!. 74. But, though he does not become entangled, fenced in, and captive, (75) he is spreading anguish into the entanglement and captivity, and it is a means of grievous punishment. 76. Only while a complete wiping away of the anguish due to him, and complete information as to his own ignorant activity do not arise, he has meditated ? with lying falsehood on that which is connected therewith. 77. And the complete capability of the almighty creator is the wiping away of the anguish.
78. Owing to the complete wiping away of anguish, through the almightiness of the sagacious creator, he casts him back impotent into the boundless void. 79. And the good creatures thereby become fearless, immortal, and undistressed (80) through the completely methodical sagacity and discernment of means of that omniscient creator of good beings.
81. From observation of possessions the difference of things is manifest. 82. And the difference is of two kinds, as mentioned above 3. 83. One is difference of operation, and the other is difference of nature. 84. Difference of operation is owing to mutual assistance and united strength", (85) and difference of nature is owing to want of an adapter
1 From him, the evil spirit, who is said to have left his native abyss and come on towards the light, through the void which intervened (see Bd. I, 3-5, 9).
So in Pâz.-Sans.; but he meditates' is more probable, and would be written in the same manner in Pahlavi.
s Perhaps referring to the two series of things' mentioned in Chap. VI, 13-15, but the connection is not very clear.
* Because co-operation in complicated work tends towards division of labour.
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