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Visaiti dem fraghrârayô nôid fraghrâghrâyêiti, Aêsô ratufris yô gaghara.
20. Kvaiti naram akhtô (read hakhtô) zaota ratu
fris
FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS.
Ahunem vairim frasraôsyêhê?
Vispaêibyo aêibyô yôi hê madhemyâ vaka [vaka] frasrâvayamnahê vâ upa surunvanti yad vâ yasnem yazemnahê a
21. Surunaôiti zaodha (read zaota) upa sraotaranăm,
Nôid upa sraotarô zaotarô,
Zaota ratufres;
Aêtavô upa sraotârô yavad framarentem. Nôid zaota upa sraotaranãm,
Upa sraotârô ratufryô;
Aêtavatô zaota yavad framaraitê b.
22. Sraothrana gâthanẩm ratufres, Paiti-astika yasnas-hê adha frasôsô-mathrahê; Ahê zî nâ sravanghem aframarenti âstryêitê, Yatha gâthanamkid ©.
Gâthau srâvayo yasnem yazentem paitistaiti,
Frâmâ nere (cf. § 19, line 2).
Haourvo paskik.
Frastuyê.
Ashem vôhû 3 fravarânê mazdayasno.
Vispâi.
Ashaya no paiti gamyâd Amesha Spenta.
Ashem vôht 3 aiwi-garedhmahê apam vanghinăm.
Ashem vôhû 3 fravarânê mazdayasno Zarathustres.
Ashaya dadhãmi.
• Mano maretanamka.
Vako maretanǎmka.
1 Ratufrish, literally, 'he has blessed the masters,' he has done his duty; he is all right.
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