At O
that O
time O
there O
lived O
in O
Mtskheta O
one O
youth O
by O
the O
name O
of O
Parnavaz. O
This O
Parnavaz O
was O
a O
Kartlian O
by B-LOC
birth O
a O
kinsman O
of O
Uplos O
son B-LOC
of O
Mtskhetos O
and B-LOC
on O
his O
mother's O
side O
a O
Persian O
from O
10 O
Isfahan. O
He B-LOC
was I-LOC
the O
son O
of O
Samar's O
brother B-PER
the O
same O
Samar O
who O
at B-PER
the I-PER
time O
of O
Alexander's O
coming B-PER
to O
Kartli O
was O
the B-LOC
mamasakhlisi I-LOC
of O
Mtskheta. O
Samar O
and B-LOC
his O
brother B-PER
Parnavaz's O
father O
were B-PER
killed B-PER
by O
Alexander O
and O
his B-PER
mother I-PER
took O
Parnavaz B-PER
then O
a B-PER
three I-PER
year O
old O
boy O
with O
her O
and O
fled O
to O
the O
mountains O
of O
the O
Caucasus. O
He O
came O
back B-LOC
to I-LOC
his O
domain O
of O
Mtskheta O
when O
he O
grew O
up. B-LOC
Parnavaz O
was O
a O
clever O
man B-PER
an O
excellent O
horseman O
and O
a O
15 O
skillful O
hunter. O
But O
he O
hid O
his O
virtues O
being O
fearful O
of O
Azon. O
Once O
as O
a O
hunter O
who B-PER
often O
wandered O
over O
the O
hills O
and O
in O
the O
valleys O
he O
made O
the O
acquaintance O
of O
Azon. O
Azon O
grew O
fond O
of O
him B-PER
because O
of O
his O
hunting O
skills. O
Meanwhile O
his O
mother O
implored O
him O
"Oh O
my O
son! O
Beware O
of O
Azon O
do O
not O
show O
him O
any O
of O
your B-PER
good O
qualities! O
Do O
not O
give O
him O
any O
cause O
to O
kill O
you." O
Fear O
and O
trembling O
possessed O
her O
and O
she O
told O
Parnavaz O
"My O
dear O
son O
leave O
this O
country B-PER
20 O
your O
father's O
domain O
take O
me O
to O
my O
country O
Isfahan O
to O
my O
brothers. O
Save O
your O
life O
from B-LOC
Azon's I-LOC
hands." O
So O
the O
mother O
and O
the O
son O
went B-PER
to O
Isfahan. O
For O
Parnavaz O
it O
was O
a O
great O
misfortune O
but B-LOC
because O
of B-LOC
his O
fear O
of O
Azon O
he O
decided O
to O
go. O
After O
that O
Parnavaz O
had O
a B-PER
dream O
he O
was O
in O
an O
abandoned O
house B-PER
which I-PER
he O
wanted O
to O
leave O
25 O
but O
could O
not. O
Then O
a O
sunbeam O
came O
through O
the O
window O
embraced O
him O
by O
his O
waist O
and O
lifted O
him. O
Finding O
himself O
in O
the O
field O
he O
saw O
the O
Sun O
hanging O
low; O
he O
reached O
out O
and O
wiping O
the O
dew O
from O
the O
Sun's O
face O
with O
his O
hand O
he O
wetted O
his O
own O
face O
with O
it. B-PER
Waking O
up O
Parnavaz O
wondered O
"This O
dream O
means O
that O
I O
shall O
go O
to O
Isfahan B-PER
and O
will O
find O
some O
fortune O
there." O
30 O
The O
same O
day B-LOC
he I-LOC
went O
to O
hunt O
and O
begun O
to O
circle O
a O
flock O
of O
deer O
in O
the O
field O
of O
Dighomi. O
The O
deer O
fled O
through O
the O
gorges O
of O
Tpilisi. O
Parnavaz O
followed O
them O
loosed O
his O
arrow O
and O
hit O
a B-LOC
deer; I-LOC
the O
wounded B-PER
deer O
ran O
a O
little O
and O
fell O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
a O
rock. O
Parnavaz O
approached O
it O
the O
day O
was O
waning O
and O
sat O
at O
its O
side. O
He B-PER
intended I-PER
to O
spend O
the O
night O
there O
and O
go O
back O
in O
the O
morning. O
There O
was O
a O
cave O
at O
the O
foot O
of O
this O
rock O
the O
entrance O
was O
blocked O
with O
some O
masonry O
erected O
35 O
from O
time O
immemorial. O
The O
construction O
had O
begun O
to O
cave O
in. O
Then O
it O
started O
to O
rain. O
Parnavaz O
took O
an O
axe O
and O
with O
its O
butt O
he O
made O
a O
passage O
into O
the O
cave B-PER
to I-PER
protect O
himself O
from O
the O
rain O
and O
keep O
dry. O
He O
entered O
into O
the O
cave O
and O
found O
there O
a O
huge O
amount O
of O
priceless O
treasures O
gold O
and O
silver O
and O
invaluable O
golden O
and O
silver O
utensils. O
Parnavaz O
was O
astonished O
joy O
filled O
his O
heart O
and O
he O
recollected O
his O
dream. O
He B-PER
covered I-PER
the O
entrance O
to O
the O
cave O
and O
went O
home O
hurriedly. O
He O
told O
his O
mother O
and O
his O
two O
sisters O
of O
his O
finding. O
That O
same O
night O
all O
three O
of O
them O
went O
to O
the O
cave O
on O
donkeys O
taking O
all O
kinds O
of O
vessels O
with O
them. O
5 O
Taking O
part O
of O
the O
treasure O
from O
the O
cave O
they O
buried O
it O
in O
a O
place O
that O
was O
more O
convenient O
for O
them O
to O
access. O
In O
the O
morning O
they O
again O
covered O
the O
entrance O
to O
the O
cave. O
In O
this O
manner O
they O
took O
all O
the O
treasures O
and O
buried O
them O
near O
their O
own O
place O
of O
residence. O
Then O
Parnavaz O
sent O
his O
slave O
to O
Kuji O
and O
informed O
him O
"I O
am O
a O
descendant O
of O
Uplos O
the O
son B-PER
of I-PER
Mtskhetos O
I O
am O
the O
son B-PER
of O
the O
mamasakhlisi O
Samar's O
brother; O
I O
am B-LOC
very I-LOC
rich. O
Show O
me B-LOC
your I-LOC
10 I-LOC
willingness O
to O
receive O
me O
with O
all O
my B-PER
possessions O
so O
that O
we O
can O
become O
brothers O
and O
dispose O
of O
them O
together. O
We O
must O
rise O
openly O
against O
Azon. O
And O
let O
fortune O
grant O
us O
victory O
over O
him." O
Kuji O
rejoiced O
greatly. O
He O
answered O
"Come B-PER
to O
me O
do O
not O
spare O
your O
possessions! O
With O
the O
help B-PER
of O
your O
possessions O
I O
will O
enlarge O
your O
army O
until O
we O
are O
able O
to O
rise O
openly O
against O
Azon. O
Then O
all O
the O
Georgians O
beaten O
and O
oppressed O
by O
Azon O
will O
rejoice. O
Many O
Romans O
will O
join O
us O
because O
15 O
thanks O
to O
Azon's O
endeavors O
they O
too O
are B-PER
mercilessly O
oppressed O
without O
number." O
Then O
Parnavaz O
went O
secretly O
to O
Kuji O
in O
Egrisi O
taking O
with O
him O
all O
the O
treasures O
he O
was O
able O
to O
muster O
and B-PER
he I-PER
took O
his O
mother O
and B-LOC
sisters O
as B-LOC
well. O
He O
came O
to O
Kuji. O
Kuji O
said O
to O
him O
"You O
are O
the O
son O
and O
descendant O
of O
the O
sovereign O
rulers O
of O
Kartli; O
you O
should O
be O
my B-PER
master. O
Do O
not O
spare O
your O
possessions O
so O
that O
we O
may O
multiply O
your O
army. O
If O
we B-LOC
win I-LOC
victory O
then O
you O
will O
be O
my O
master O
and O
I O
20 O
will O
be O
your O
slave." O
After O
this O
they O
joined O
together O
and O
began O
negotiations O
with O
the O
Ovses O
and O
Lek'is O
and O
the O
latter O
rejoiced O
because O
they O
did O
not O
want O
to O
pay O
tribute O
to O
Azon. O
The O
Ovses O
and O
Lek'is B-LOC
followed O
him O
and O
Kuji O
and O
Parnavaz O
strengthened O
his O
army. O
Many O
people O
came O
from O
Egrisi B-PER
and O
all O
of O
them O
wanted O
to O
fight O
against O
Azon. B-PER
Azon O
called B-PER
his O
troops O
and O
gathered O
them O
around O
him. O
25 O
One B-LOC
thousand I-LOC
selected O
Roman O
soldiers O
to O
whom O
Azon O
had B-PER
done O
some O
harm O
broke O
with O
him O
and O
came O
to O
Parnavaz. O
All O
the O
Georgians O
broke O
with O
Azon. O
Azon O
could O
not O
trust O
any O
more O
the O
troops O
that O
remained O
with O
him O
because O
he B-PER
treated I-PER
everybody O
like O
a O
villain. O
Azon B-PER
left O
Mtskheta O
and O
went O
to O
Klarjeti O
where O
he O
ensconced O
himself O
there O
in O
the O
fortresses. O
Parnavaz O
came O
to O
Mtskheta O
and B-PER
took O
possession B-LOC
of O
all O
the O
four B-LOC
fortresses. I-LOC
The O
same O
year O
he O
30 O
seized O
the O
whole O
of O
Kartli O
with B-PER
the I-PER
exception O
of B-LOC
K'larjeti. I-LOC
Then O
Parnavaz O
sent O
an O
envoy O
to O
King O
Antioch O
of O
Asurastan O
with O
many O
gifts O
and O
the O
promise B-LOC
to O
serve O
him. O
In O
return O
he O
asked O
for O
Antioch's O
aid O
against O
the O
Greeks. O
Antioch B-PER
accepted O
his B-LOC
gifts O
favorably O
named O
Parnavaz O
his O
son O
and O
sent O
him O
a O
crown O
and O
ordered O
the O
Armenian O
rulers O
to O
help O
Parnavaz. O