CONTRIBUTIONS TO AVESTAN SYNTAX. 565 



(Note marai J 2, viraot K 5 as variant readings for inardt and 

 cf. the Indicative aparaooayctc and the Subjunctive tanava in the 

 similar sentence ys. 19. 7.) 



ys. 31.6 (GAv. verse) : 



alniidi auJiat valiistjm yd rnoi vldva vaocat haidini 

 iiiq&rjjn yini hajirvatdto. 



' unto him shall be the best thing, whoso wisely shall proclaim 

 for me the true Word of Haurvatat.' 



(Note z'aocaf K 5. 11. S 1. J 3. 7. 1. H 1. C 1. L 13. 2. 3. Bb 1, 

 vaocU J 6 as variant readings for vaocat.') 



ys. 46. 4 (GAv. verse) : 



yastdni xsa&rat viazda indi&atj'yathis va 

 hvo t3ng fro-ga padnidiig hncistois carat 



' whosoever, O Mazda, shall thrust him from kingdom and 

 from life, he shall come proceeding to the paths of good knowl- 

 edge.' 



(Note the variant readings moi-dal P 6 for nioi&at and carat 

 J 2. 3. 6. 7. Pt 4. S 1. Mf 2. Jp 1. L 13. 2.3.0 2 for carat. 



yt. 13. 18 (yAv. verse) : 



aat yd no, his hubjr^ta barat 

 jva asaonqm fravasayo 

 sasta daihhjiis hanio-xsa&ro 

 ho ai^liaiti zazustj7nd 

 xsayo kascit masydnqm 

 yd vohu-bdr3tqm baraite 

 ini&r^m yini vourii-gaoyaoitini 

 arstatDinca fradat-gae&qni varsdai-gac&qm. 



' then whatsoever sovereign ruler of the land while alive shall 

 treat well these Fravashis of the righteous, he shall be a prince 

 most rich in gain whosoever of men (he be), who (=if he) treateth 

 well Mithra, lord of wide pastures, and Arshtat who maketh the 

 world increase, who maketh the world multiply.' 



(Note the variant reading barat F 1. Pt 1. E 1. L 18. P 13 for 

 barat. ^ 



