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His Soul called out to himusaki atma ne use pukaraउसकी आत्मा ने उसे पुकारा।"I have dwelt with thee for all these years""main itne saalon se tumhare saath rah raha hoon""मैं इतने सालों से तुम्हारे साथ रह रहा हूँ""and I have been thy servant""aur main tumhara das raha hoon""और मैं तुम्हारा दास रहा हूँ""Don't send me away from thee""mujhe apne se door mat bhejo""मुझे अपने से दूर मत भेजो""what evil have I done thee?""maine tera kya bura kiya hai?"मैंने तेरा क्या बुरा किया है?And the young Fisherman laughedaur yuva machhuara hnsane lagaऔर युवा मछुआरा हँसने लगा।"Thou has done me no evil""tune meri koi burai nahi key""तूने मेरी कोई बुराई नहीं की""but I have no need of thee""lekin mujhe tumhari koi jarurat nahi hai""लेकिन मुझे तुम्हारी कोई ज़रूरत नहीं है"

Avestan is the sacred language of the Zoroastrians in which they perform most of their rituals. It is known only from its use in the rituals of modern Zoroastrians and the manuscripts reproducing these rituals since the 13th century. Although sure dates cannot be provided, it is very likely that the creation of the liturgical corpus extended from the end of the 2nd millennium BCE until the end of the Achaemenid period (4th cent. BCE). This corpus includes texts in at least three linguistic layers (Old, Middle and Young Avestan). The present manual aims to provide a tool for facilitating the teaching of Young Avestan but keeps in mind also the possibility of self-learning since Avestan is not well-represented in the actual academic landscape. It includes a progressive presentation of the complex phonetic evolutions that are very characteristic of the Avestan language as a consequence of the evolution of the recitation until its fixation (6th cent. CE) and also of the Avestan grammar, complemented with exercises including samples of original texts of increasing difficulty. In each lesson, one text is reproduced in a manuscript, introducing the students to the direct work with manuscripts.

"An accessible and relevant introduction to the ancient Indian linguistic tradition, this book assesses the influence of Indian linguistic thought on Western linguistics. It is essential reading for scholars and students of theoretical and historical linguistics, as well as those interested in Indian languages, and Indian/South Asian Studies"--