576 GRAY. 



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



a. The Present tense in both Clauses. 

 I. The Protasis is introduced by y e si : 



vd. 6. 4 (yAv. prose) : 



yezi inazdayasna tqni zqni karaydn yezi dpo hdVdzaydn yat ahmi 

 spdnasca narasca para-iri&inti antardt naenidt ydrj-drdjo kd he 

 asti ci&a. 



' If the Mazdayasnians should cultivate that land, if they should 

 let the waters flow where either dogs or men perish within the 

 course of a year, what is the penalty ? ' 



For similar conditions with the Optative in the Protasis and 

 the Indicative in the Apodosis in Sanskrit and Greek we may 

 cite the following : 



Rv. 5. 74. 10 : 



cisvind ycid dlia kdrhi cic chiisruyatani iindn'i hdvani 

 vdsvir u su vdiii bhiijah prhcdnti sic vdn'i pi'cali. 



' O Asvins, if at any time ye should hear this prayer, your 

 benefits, good indeed, prepare delights for you.' 

 Iliad 10. 222-223 • 



olX el' Tc^ fioc dv-qp (Lfi iTzoczo xal aAAoz, 

 fxdXXov &aXTtiopri xal &o.paaXewzepov zoxat. 



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



a. The Present tense in both Clauses. 

 I. The Protasis is introduced by the general 



relative y a — .• 

 ys. 50. 3 (GAv. verse) : 



atelt ahnidi niazdd asd a/^haiti 



yqni hoi xsa&rd voJuicd coist niananhd 



yd nd asois aojai^lid varjdayactd 



yqin nasdistqm gae&qni dr^gva baxsaiti. 



' Then indeed, O Mazda, shall he have (the Cow), which the 

 Kingdom and the Good Mind promised, whosoever through the 

 strength of piety should increase the nearest land which the 

 wicked man doth share.' 



