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'if ye accept not even this, surely ye shall have your joy at 

 the third pressing.' 



A similar condition is presented in Greek by Odyss. 17. 

 475-476: 



dxA' Si 7T0U TTTco'^dju j's S^sol xac ipcvus^ elah, 

 'AuTcvoou TTfJo ydfjLoio Te?.o^ d-avdzoio xc^sc'/]. 



c. Indicative in the Protasis and Optative in the Apodosis. 



a. Present tense in both Clmises. 



I. The Protasis is introduced by the general 

 relative ya — .• 



ys. 29. 2 (GAv. verse) : 



k9m hoi ustd aJiurjni }>3 drjgvodjb'is aespmjm vdddyoit. 



' whom do ye will as a lord for her, who (=if one ?) might 

 strike down the wrath of the wicked ? ' 



d. Present tense in the Protasis and Aorist tense in the Apodosis. 



I. The Protasis is introduced by the general 

 relative ya — .• 



ys. 65. 14 (yAv. prose) : 



yatca ahnidt asti masyo yatca ahmdt asti vauho yatca ahmdt 

 asti srayo yatca ahmdt asti paro-arjjastarjm tat no ddyata 

 yfizam yazata. 



' what is greater than this, and what is better than this, and 

 what is fairer than this, and what is more precious than this, that 

 ye should give unto us, ye angels !' 



A similar condition containing the Indicative and the Optative 

 is found also in the Rig- Veda, e. g., Rv. 9. 95. 5 : 



indrasca ydt ksdyathah saiibJiagdya snviryasya pdtayah sydnia. 



' if thou and Indra are rulers for weal, we should be lords of 

 manly might.' 



