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1O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the ox-contract, how many are involved in his sin ? Ahura Mazda answered : ‘ His sin makes his Nabanazdistas answerable for eight hundred (years) °.’ } The next of kin to the ninth degree. * See § 11. This passage seems to have puzzled tradition. The Commentary says, ‘How long, how many years, has one to fear for the breach of a word-contract ?—the Nabfnazdistas have to fear for three hundred years ;’ but it does not explain farther the nature of that fear ; it only tries to reduce the circle of that liability to narrower limits: ‘only the son born after the breach is liable for it; the righteous are not liable for it; when the father dies, the son, if righteous, has nothing to fear from it.’ And finally, the Ravéets leave the kinsmen wholly aside; the penalty falling entirely upon the real offender, and the number denoting only the duration of his punishment in hell: ‘He who breaks a word-contract, his soul shall abide for three hundred years in hell’ (Gr. Rav. 94). ® See § 12. ‘His soul shall abide for six hundred years in hell’ (Gr. Rav. 1. 1.) * See § 13. ‘His soul shall abide for seven hundred years in hell’ (Gr. Rav. 1. 1.) _ *& See §.14. ‘His soul shall abide for eight hundred years in hell.’ 38 VEND{DAD. 9 (32). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the man-contract, how many are involved in his sin ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ His sin makes his Nabanazdistas answerable for nine hundred (years) 1.’ 10 (34). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the field-contract, how many are involved in his sin ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ His sin makes his NabAnazdistas answerable for a thousand (years) *.’ 11 (36). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man break the word-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Three hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, three hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana °.’ 12 (39). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If aman break the hand-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Six hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, six hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana *.’ 13 (42). O Maker of the material’ world, thou Holy One! If a man break the sheep-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Seven hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, seven hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana 5,’ 1 See §.15. ‘His soul shall abide for nine hundred years in hell.’ * See § 16. ‘His soul shall abide for a thousand years in hell.’ > One tanafahr and a half, that is 1800 dirhems. See Introd. ‘ Three tanéfQhrs, or 3600 dirhems. 5 Three tanAfdhrs and a half, or 4200 dirhems. FARGARD IV. 39 14 (45). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man break the ox-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ?
2See Introd. ‘ Three tanéfQhrs, or 3600 dirhems. 5 Three tanAfdhrs and a half, or 4200 dirhems. FARGARD IV. 39 14 (45). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man break the ox-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Eight hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, eight hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-éarana'! 15 (48). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the man-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered : ‘ Nine hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, nine hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana *.’ 16 (51). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the field-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘A thousand stripes’ with the Aspahé-astra, a thousand stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana 8,’ . IIa. 17 (54). If a man rise up with a weapon in his hand, it is an Agerepta‘. If he brandish it, it is * Four tanfihrs, or 4800 dirhems. 2 Four tanffihrs and a half, or 5400 dirhems. 3 Five tanffihrs, or 6000 dirhems. ‘ In this paragraph are defined the first three of the eight outrages with which the rest of the Fargard deals. Only these three are defined, because they are designated by technical terms. We subjoin the definitions of them found in a Sanskrit translation of a Patet (Paris, Bibl. Nat. f. B. 5, 154), in which their etymological meanings are better preserved than in the Zend definition itself :— Agerepta, ‘seizing,’ is when a man seizes a weapon with a view to smite another. Avaoirista, ‘brandishing,’ is when a man brandishes a weapon with a view to smite another. Aredus is when a man actually smites another with a weapon, 40 VEND{DAD. an Avaoirista. If he actually smite a man with malicious aforethought, it is an Aredus. Upon the fifth Aredus! he becomes a Peshétanu?. 18 (58). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! He that committeth an Agerepta, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Five stripes with the Aspahé-astra, five stripes with the Sraoshé- Aarana; ‘On the second Agerepta, ten stripes with the Aspahé-astra, ten stripes with the Sraoshé- Aarana; ‘On the third, fifteen stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifteen stripes with the Sraosh6é-Aarana. 19 (63). ‘On the fourth, thirty stripes with the ‘Aspahé-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana ; ‘On the fifth, fifty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifty stripes with the Sraoshé-arana; ‘On the sixth, sixty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, sixty stripes with the Sraoshé-arana ; ‘On the seventh, ninety stripes with the Aspahéastra, ninety stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana.’ 20 (67). If a man commit an Agerepta for the eighth time, without having atoned for the preceding *, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ He isa Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana.’ but without wounding him, or inflicts a wound which is healed within three days.
3Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ He isa Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana.’ but without wounding him, or inflicts a wound which is healed within three days. 1 Viz. on the sixth commission of it, as appears from § 28. * He shall receive two hundred stripes, or shall pay 1200 dirhems (see Introd.) > Literally, ‘ without having undone the preceding.’ FARGARD IV. 41 21 (70). If a mancommit an Agerepta', and refuse to atone for it*, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ He is a Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana.’ 22 (73). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man commit an Avaoirista, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Ten stripes with the Aspahé-astra, ten stripes with the Sraoshé-éarana ; ‘On the second Avaoirista, fifteen stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifteen stripes with the Sraoshé-éarana. 23 (75). ‘On the third, thirty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the fourth, fifty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifty stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the fifth, seventy stripes with the Aspahéastra, seventy stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the sixth, ninety stripes with the Aspahéastra, ninety stripes with the Sraosh6é-£arana.’ 24 (76). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Avaoirista for the seventh time, without having atoned for the preceding, what penalty shall he pay? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘He is a Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosh6é-4arana.’ 25 (77). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Avaoirista, and refuse to atone for it, what penalty shall he pay ? 1 Even though the Agerepta has been committed for the first time. * Literally, ‘and does not undo it.’ If he does not offer himself to bear the penalty, and does not perform the Patet (see Introd.) 42 VEND{DAD. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘He is a Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosh6-£arana.’ 26 (79). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Aredus, what penalty shall he pay? Ahura Mazda answered : ‘ Fifteen stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifteen stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana. 27 (81). ‘On the second Aredus, thirty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraosh6é-4arana ; ‘On the third, fifty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifty stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the fourth, seventy stripes with the Aspahéastra, seventy stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana ; ‘On the fifth, ninety stripes with the Aspahéastra, ninety stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana.’ 28. O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Aredus for the sixth time, without having atoned for the preceding, what penalty shall he pay?
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the ox-contract, how many are involved in his sin ? Ahura Mazda answered : ‘ His sin makes his Nabanazdistas answerable for eight hundred (years) °.’ } The next of kin to the ninth degree. * See § 11. This passage seems to have puzzled tradition. The Commentary says, ‘How long, how many years, has one to fear for the breach of a word-contract ?—the Nabfnazdistas have to fear for three hundred years ;’ but it does not explain farther the nature of that fear ; it only tries to reduce the circle of that liability to narrower limits: ‘only the son born after the breach is liable for it; the righteous are not liable for it; when the father dies, the son, if righteous, has nothing to fear from it.’ And finally, the Ravéets leave the kinsmen wholly aside; the penalty falling entirely upon the real offender, and the number denoting only the duration of his punishment in hell: ‘He who breaks a word-contract, his soul shall abide for three hundred years in hell’ (Gr. Rav. 94). ® See § 12. ‘His soul shall abide for six hundred years in hell’ (Gr. Rav. 1. 1.) * See § 13. ‘His soul shall abide for seven hundred years in hell’ (Gr. Rav. 1. 1.) _ *& See §.14. ‘His soul shall abide for eight hundred years in hell.’ 38 VEND{DAD. 9 (32). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the man-contract, how many are involved in his sin ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ His sin makes his Nabanazdistas answerable for nine hundred (years) 1.’ 10 (34). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the field-contract, how many are involved in his sin ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ His sin makes his NabAnazdistas answerable for a thousand (years) *.’ 11 (36). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man break the word-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Three hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, three hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana °.’ 12 (39). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If aman break the hand-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Six hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, six hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana *.’ 13 (42). O Maker of the material’ world, thou Holy One! If a man break the sheep-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Seven hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, seven hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana 5,’ 1 See §.15. ‘His soul shall abide for nine hundred years in hell.’ * See § 16. ‘His soul shall abide for a thousand years in hell.’ > One tanafahr and a half, that is 1800 dirhems. See Introd. ‘ Three tanéfQhrs, or 3600 dirhems. 5 Three tanAfdhrs and a half, or 4200 dirhems. FARGARD IV. 39 14 (45). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man break the ox-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ?
2See Introd. ‘ Three tanéfQhrs, or 3600 dirhems. 5 Three tanAfdhrs and a half, or 4200 dirhems. FARGARD IV. 39 14 (45). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man break the ox-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ Eight hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, eight hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-éarana'! 15 (48). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the man-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered : ‘ Nine hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, nine hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana *.’ 16 (51). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man break the field-contract, what is the penalty that he shall pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘A thousand stripes’ with the Aspahé-astra, a thousand stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana 8,’ . IIa. 17 (54). If a man rise up with a weapon in his hand, it is an Agerepta‘. If he brandish it, it is * Four tanfihrs, or 4800 dirhems. 2 Four tanffihrs and a half, or 5400 dirhems. 3 Five tanffihrs, or 6000 dirhems. ‘ In this paragraph are defined the first three of the eight outrages with which the rest of the Fargard deals. Only these three are defined, because they are designated by technical terms. We subjoin the definitions of them found in a Sanskrit translation of a Patet (Paris, Bibl. Nat. f. B. 5, 154), in which their etymological meanings are better preserved than in the Zend definition itself :— Agerepta, ‘seizing,’ is when a man seizes a weapon with a view to smite another. Avaoirista, ‘brandishing,’ is when a man brandishes a weapon with a view to smite another. Aredus is when a man actually smites another with a weapon, 40 VEND{DAD. an Avaoirista. If he actually smite a man with malicious aforethought, it is an Aredus. Upon the fifth Aredus! he becomes a Peshétanu?. 18 (58). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! He that committeth an Agerepta, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Five stripes with the Aspahé-astra, five stripes with the Sraoshé- Aarana; ‘On the second Agerepta, ten stripes with the Aspahé-astra, ten stripes with the Sraoshé- Aarana; ‘On the third, fifteen stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifteen stripes with the Sraosh6é-Aarana. 19 (63). ‘On the fourth, thirty stripes with the ‘Aspahé-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana ; ‘On the fifth, fifty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifty stripes with the Sraoshé-arana; ‘On the sixth, sixty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, sixty stripes with the Sraoshé-arana ; ‘On the seventh, ninety stripes with the Aspahéastra, ninety stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana.’ 20 (67). If a man commit an Agerepta for the eighth time, without having atoned for the preceding *, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ He isa Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana.’ but without wounding him, or inflicts a wound which is healed within three days.
3Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ He isa Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana.’ but without wounding him, or inflicts a wound which is healed within three days. 1 Viz. on the sixth commission of it, as appears from § 28. * He shall receive two hundred stripes, or shall pay 1200 dirhems (see Introd.) > Literally, ‘ without having undone the preceding.’ FARGARD IV. 41 21 (70). If a mancommit an Agerepta', and refuse to atone for it*, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘ He is a Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana.’ 22 (73). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! Ifa man commit an Avaoirista, what penalty shall he pay ? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘Ten stripes with the Aspahé-astra, ten stripes with the Sraoshé-éarana ; ‘On the second Avaoirista, fifteen stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifteen stripes with the Sraoshé-éarana. 23 (75). ‘On the third, thirty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the fourth, fifty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifty stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the fifth, seventy stripes with the Aspahéastra, seventy stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the sixth, ninety stripes with the Aspahéastra, ninety stripes with the Sraosh6é-£arana.’ 24 (76). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Avaoirista for the seventh time, without having atoned for the preceding, what penalty shall he pay? Ahura Mazda answered: ‘He is a Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosh6é-4arana.’ 25 (77). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Avaoirista, and refuse to atone for it, what penalty shall he pay ? 1 Even though the Agerepta has been committed for the first time. * Literally, ‘and does not undo it.’ If he does not offer himself to bear the penalty, and does not perform the Patet (see Introd.) 42 VEND{DAD. Ahura Mazda answered: ‘He is a Peshétanu: two hundred stripes with the Aspahé-astra, two hundred stripes with the Sraosh6-£arana.’ 26 (79). O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Aredus, what penalty shall he pay? Ahura Mazda answered : ‘ Fifteen stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifteen stripes with the Sraoshé-Zarana. 27 (81). ‘On the second Aredus, thirty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, thirty stripes with the Sraosh6é-4arana ; ‘On the third, fifty stripes with the Aspahé-astra, fifty stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana ; ‘On the fourth, seventy stripes with the Aspahéastra, seventy stripes with the Sraoshé-Aarana ; ‘On the fifth, ninety stripes with the Aspahéastra, ninety stripes with the Sraoshé-£arana.’ 28. O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! If a man commit an Aredus for the sixth time, without having atoned for the preceding, what penalty shall he pay?
The source text as printed, transcribed diplomatically. Where the source language uses a non-Latin script that reaches us only through a Victorian romanisation, this layer is labelled transliteration, because that is what we hold.
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