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1Surunuyau. Vispaya Afrinami. > Kud6-zatanaméid, nardmfa, nairinimka, yaésim vahéhis, daénau, vanaizti [thrakhti] vanghen, vaonare, khsathrem&A. Y4is azath4 mahmai hyata avanghé mad vau padais yais frasrOtau tzayau pairigasai. 1 If the libations are intended for the water, not for the Baresman. * The words 'a yava’s breadth’ seem to be out of place here. They may have crept in from the usual formula ‘an aésa long, a yava thick’ (cf. Vd. XIX, 19; infra §§ 70, go). VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 349 69. If he bring the libations to the water and not to the Baresman}, If the Baresman be distant an aésa’s length, a yava’'s breadth ?, He shall bring them over the Baresman ; If not, he shall pay three strokes (of the Sraoshéfarana) or a day’s work, If he bring the libations to the Baresman and not to the water, If the water be distant three steps, He shall bring them over the water ; If not, he shall pay three strokes (of the Sraoshéfarana) or a day's work. 70, If the Baresman be an aésa long, a yava thick *, one may bring them on any part of the Baresman. If the Baresman’s size be larger, He shall bring them on the point where the bundle is tied. While the Zaotar sacrifices to Ahura Mazda‘, he brings them on the middle of the Baresman ; While he sacrifices to the Amesha-Spentas °, he brings them before the Baresman ; While he says: ‘ We sacrifice to the Waters *,’ he brings them on the left side of the Baresman ; While he says: ‘We sacrifice to the souls and Fravashis of the Holy Ones’, he brings them on the right side of the Baresman. 3 If it has the normal dimensions. 4 When he recites the formula: ‘ We sacrifice to Ahura Mazda’ (Ahurem Mazdim ... yazamaidé; Yasna LXIII). 5 While he pronounces the words : ‘ We sacrifice to the Amesha- Spentas’ (Amesh4 Spent yazamaidé, ibid.) * Yasna LXIII. 7 Ibid. 350 FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. Dakhsamaéstim aétad baresma yad paiti-Apem franayamtema ®. 71. Apa adhad frabareta aétéiby6 zaothrabyé yaiti Yaunghim nédid aiwyé vanghibyé frabaravad (read frabarad ?) Fra aétau zaothrau bardid _ Zaota geus pdityai pdid (read paity4péid) paoiryé franghar6id Mriiti aéta zaota imam vaé6 >. Frasa adhéd ... arad@ naémad yoguyastdéis pai ... asenti aésmfisfa bareska °. V. Functions and places of the Zét and Raspts at the Sacrifice. 72, Kis zaotars kairim anghad mazdéis (H.— mazdayasnéid T.—read myazdéis) aiz ? Gauska (read gdthausa) frasravayaiti vatiméa anghé astvaiti paiti adhay4d@: ath4 ratus. Aad hAvanand (H.—h4vaydd n4néd T.) [yaa] haomeméa ahunavad anghavaneméa vaémandad. 73. Aad Atravakhshahé yad 4treméa aiwa-vakhsayad Athraséa tisr6d thrakhtis yaozdathad, Zaothraska vakim paiti adhayad: atha ratus. 74. Aad fraberetars yad Athraséa aévam thrakhtim yaozdathad, Baresmanéa frakem 4thraééa yasné-keretaéibyd paiti-bar4d. 75. Aad Asnatéra yaad haomeméa Asnayd4d@ haomeméa paiti-harez4d 4, VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 351
274. Aad fraberetars yad Athraséa aévam thrakhtim yaozdathad, Baresmanéa frakem 4thraééa yasné-keretaéibyd paiti-bar4d. 75. Aad Asnatéra yaad haomeméa Asnayd4d@ haomeméa paiti-harez4d 4, VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 351 At all the sacrificial formulas! he brings them to the middle of the Baresman *. e . . . ° e . . e . . e e » 71, V. Functions and places of the Zét and RAspts at the Sacrifice *. 72. What shall the Zaotar do on the day of a Myazda ¢ ? He shall sing the Gathas and shall give response to the people: atha ratus °. The Havanan . . 73. The Atravakhsha shall feed the fire and cleanse the three faces of the fire-altar, and shall give response to the Zaotar: atha ratus. 74. The Frabaretar shall cleanse the fourth side of the fire-altar, And shall bring the transverse stem of Baresman ° and shall bring the incense to the fire at all the sacrificial formulas (all the yénhé hatam). 75. The Asnatar shall wash the Haoma and shall strain the Haoma. * Yazai Apem. Tava 4thrd—tava athré 4hurahé..... > Amesha Spenta daéna mazdayasna. °Yata raésim frayu .... tem vanghad aétadha upa gerembay4n..... 4Vispauska Athré. ? At all the Yénhé hatim. 2 See, on these ceremonies, the Guimet Zend-Avesta, I, 395-397. § Dinkart, 1. L § 13. * In a Gahanbér office. ® See above, p. 341, note 2. © The baresmin frakem or frakh-g4m, frag4m, a stem that rests on the feet of the Barsomd4n or M&hrf. 352 FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. 76, Aad raéthwis-karahé yad haomeméa gava rathway4d@ bakhshaydadka. - 77. Apem 4-beres 4-bardd. Sraosivarezé aiwyakh- sayad. 78. Zaotara daity6-gatus Madhemya nmdnahé madheméd ardthraod apa srit6. 79. Stuiukhtis havanané daityé-gatus Dasinem upa srakhtim frataram baresm&n aparam athré. Haoyad haé naéméd 4snatars. Atravakhsahé daityé-gAtus Dasanem upa thrakhtem frataram 4thré. Fraberetars daity6é-gatus Haomy4m upa srakhtim fratarfn baresm4n. Dasindd haé naém4d raéthwiskarahé. Anaiwi-eretavé (H.—erezvo T.) gatus aéta 4bereta sraosdvarezahé vizarayatem. 80. Yézika aéti ratavé anahakhti pairigayanti, Zaota vispa ratu thwdis rashayanti Aévadha 4snathrad@ havaynané raéthwayéiti. Zaota anahakhtdé paraydd d&hist4i arsvakastem4i zaothrem raékhsaiti. 81, Yad aévé zaota frayazditi mayazdahé aiz zaotars gatava, Aétaya myazdé aiwi-vaidhayéiti rathwaééa myazdaésa rathwaééa, 1 In the modern sacrifice there are only two priests who divide between them the functions of the eight priests. The RAspi, who takes his name from the Rathwiskare, represents rather the Atravakhsha whose place he occupies near the fire, and who, of all the assistants of the Zaotar, is the one whose services can least be dispensed with (see, however, § 81). VI. ERPATISTAN AND N{RANGISTAN. 353 76. The Raéthwiskara shall mix the Haoma and the milk, and shall divide the mixture. 77. The Aberet shall bring the water. The Sraosh4varez shall superintend. 78. The right place of the Zaotar Is in the middle of the house, . .
3VI. ERPATISTAN AND N{RANGISTAN. 353 76. The Raéthwiskara shall mix the Haoma and the milk, and shall divide the mixture. 77. The Aberet shall bring the water. The Sraosh4varez shall superintend. 78. The right place of the Zaotar Is in the middle of the house, . . 79.. . . the right place of the HAvanan Is on the right side, opposite the Baresman, behind the fire. On his left-hand side shall the Asnatar stand. The right place of the Atravakhsha Is on the right side, opposite the fire. The right place of the Frabaretar Is on the left side, before the Baresman. On his right-hand side shall the Raéthwiskara stand. The places of the Aberet and the SraoshAvarez are not fixed; they come and go. 80. If these assistants' go without the leave of the Ratu, The Zaotar may make all the mixtures Without the Asndtar and the Havanan. If the Zaotar go without leave, the preparation of the Zaothra shall fall to the wisest and truest? of the assistant priests. 81. If the Zaotar sacrifice alone* on a Myazda day, at the place of the Zaotar ‘4, He shall announce that Myazda to the Lord (of the festival) and to the Lord of the Myazda ‘, * The most respectable of the priests present. * Without his seven assistants. * At his ordinary seat. * He announces the banquet to the Ratu of the Gahanbér, that is to say, to the Genius of the Gahnbdr which is being celebrated, and to the Genius of the religious banquet itself. (4) Aa 354 FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. Vispayau sa#adhéa ashaoné stéis yasnaiza vahmAiza khsnaothrdiga frasastayaééa. Zaotars gatava Ahunem vairtm frasravayéid. Syaothan6é-téitya havanaéibyé paiti-ganghédid, Havananéd gatdm. Atravakhsahé gAtava Atrem aiwi-vakhsayéid. Fraberetars g4tdm [yasnem haptanghditim] frayazaiti. 82. Yaska aétaésim rathwim paoiryé paiti (4) gasdd havandnem aétem Astayéiti ; Bittm Atravakhsem ; thritim fraberet4rem ; tQirim danazvazem (H.—d4nazvanem T.); Pukhdhem Asnatéarem; khstim raéthwiskarem ; haptathem SraoshAvarezem. 83. Adh4d anyaésim rathwam paiti Aadhayéid Aétaésam ratavé azdai Thrigdmi amtare anamtare atha amtare patatha Yad antare va dad antare va paiti va thri va azaiti ayare drag6 v4 vastrydd * Zaothrandm paitista sti myazdéis (H.—paitista stimyazdéis) aiz >, 84. Avayé vanaati Spitama Zarathustra yé fraurvaérkhté (read fraurvakhsté ?) hava [hé vanainti]! Avoya druyamti (read drugamti) Spitama Zarathustra y6 fraurvaikhti havahé urund druzaité (H.— druzahé T.) * Yadhéid gaém yavad erezva. Thri-gami aiwyastéd ha#a baresma pariiti. Varstaskid. Vangharstaskid (cf. § 109). >Ratus rduiningm d4thranim sravananiméa pasu vastranaimka ahaowé4. 1 One of the words in the second line of the Ahuna Vairya. VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 355 For sacrifice, prayer, gratification, and glorification to all the creation of the Good Spirit. He shall sing the Ahuna Vairya in the place of the Zaotar. At the word shyaothananim' he shall spring to seize the mortar, Into the place of the HAvanan *.
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.
1Surunuyau. Vispaya Afrinami. > Kud6-zatanaméid, nardmfa, nairinimka, yaésim vahéhis, daénau, vanaizti [thrakhti] vanghen, vaonare, khsathrem&A. Y4is azath4 mahmai hyata avanghé mad vau padais yais frasrOtau tzayau pairigasai. 1 If the libations are intended for the water, not for the Baresman. * The words 'a yava’s breadth’ seem to be out of place here. They may have crept in from the usual formula ‘an aésa long, a yava thick’ (cf. Vd. XIX, 19; infra §§ 70, go). VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 349 69. If he bring the libations to the water and not to the Baresman}, If the Baresman be distant an aésa’s length, a yava’'s breadth ?, He shall bring them over the Baresman ; If not, he shall pay three strokes (of the Sraoshéfarana) or a day’s work, If he bring the libations to the Baresman and not to the water, If the water be distant three steps, He shall bring them over the water ; If not, he shall pay three strokes (of the Sraoshéfarana) or a day's work. 70, If the Baresman be an aésa long, a yava thick *, one may bring them on any part of the Baresman. If the Baresman’s size be larger, He shall bring them on the point where the bundle is tied. While the Zaotar sacrifices to Ahura Mazda‘, he brings them on the middle of the Baresman ; While he sacrifices to the Amesha-Spentas °, he brings them before the Baresman ; While he says: ‘ We sacrifice to the Waters *,’ he brings them on the left side of the Baresman ; While he says: ‘We sacrifice to the souls and Fravashis of the Holy Ones’, he brings them on the right side of the Baresman. 3 If it has the normal dimensions. 4 When he recites the formula: ‘ We sacrifice to Ahura Mazda’ (Ahurem Mazdim ... yazamaidé; Yasna LXIII). 5 While he pronounces the words : ‘ We sacrifice to the Amesha- Spentas’ (Amesh4 Spent yazamaidé, ibid.) * Yasna LXIII. 7 Ibid. 350 FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. Dakhsamaéstim aétad baresma yad paiti-Apem franayamtema ®. 71. Apa adhad frabareta aétéiby6 zaothrabyé yaiti Yaunghim nédid aiwyé vanghibyé frabaravad (read frabarad ?) Fra aétau zaothrau bardid _ Zaota geus pdityai pdid (read paity4péid) paoiryé franghar6id Mriiti aéta zaota imam vaé6 >. Frasa adhéd ... arad@ naémad yoguyastdéis pai ... asenti aésmfisfa bareska °. V. Functions and places of the Zét and Raspts at the Sacrifice. 72, Kis zaotars kairim anghad mazdéis (H.— mazdayasnéid T.—read myazdéis) aiz ? Gauska (read gdthausa) frasravayaiti vatiméa anghé astvaiti paiti adhay4d@: ath4 ratus. Aad hAvanand (H.—h4vaydd n4néd T.) [yaa] haomeméa ahunavad anghavaneméa vaémandad. 73. Aad Atravakhshahé yad 4treméa aiwa-vakhsayad Athraséa tisr6d thrakhtis yaozdathad, Zaothraska vakim paiti adhayad: atha ratus. 74. Aad fraberetars yad Athraséa aévam thrakhtim yaozdathad, Baresmanéa frakem 4thraééa yasné-keretaéibyd paiti-bar4d. 75. Aad Asnatéra yaad haomeméa Asnayd4d@ haomeméa paiti-harez4d 4, VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 351
274. Aad fraberetars yad Athraséa aévam thrakhtim yaozdathad, Baresmanéa frakem 4thraééa yasné-keretaéibyd paiti-bar4d. 75. Aad Asnatéra yaad haomeméa Asnayd4d@ haomeméa paiti-harez4d 4, VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 351 At all the sacrificial formulas! he brings them to the middle of the Baresman *. e . . . ° e . . e . . e e » 71, V. Functions and places of the Zét and RAspts at the Sacrifice *. 72. What shall the Zaotar do on the day of a Myazda ¢ ? He shall sing the Gathas and shall give response to the people: atha ratus °. The Havanan . . 73. The Atravakhsha shall feed the fire and cleanse the three faces of the fire-altar, and shall give response to the Zaotar: atha ratus. 74. The Frabaretar shall cleanse the fourth side of the fire-altar, And shall bring the transverse stem of Baresman ° and shall bring the incense to the fire at all the sacrificial formulas (all the yénhé hatam). 75. The Asnatar shall wash the Haoma and shall strain the Haoma. * Yazai Apem. Tava 4thrd—tava athré 4hurahé..... > Amesha Spenta daéna mazdayasna. °Yata raésim frayu .... tem vanghad aétadha upa gerembay4n..... 4Vispauska Athré. ? At all the Yénhé hatim. 2 See, on these ceremonies, the Guimet Zend-Avesta, I, 395-397. § Dinkart, 1. L § 13. * In a Gahanbér office. ® See above, p. 341, note 2. © The baresmin frakem or frakh-g4m, frag4m, a stem that rests on the feet of the Barsomd4n or M&hrf. 352 FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. 76, Aad raéthwis-karahé yad haomeméa gava rathway4d@ bakhshaydadka. - 77. Apem 4-beres 4-bardd. Sraosivarezé aiwyakh- sayad. 78. Zaotara daity6-gatus Madhemya nmdnahé madheméd ardthraod apa srit6. 79. Stuiukhtis havanané daityé-gatus Dasinem upa srakhtim frataram baresm&n aparam athré. Haoyad haé naéméd 4snatars. Atravakhsahé daityé-gAtus Dasanem upa thrakhtem frataram 4thré. Fraberetars daity6é-gatus Haomy4m upa srakhtim fratarfn baresm4n. Dasindd haé naém4d raéthwiskarahé. Anaiwi-eretavé (H.—erezvo T.) gatus aéta 4bereta sraosdvarezahé vizarayatem. 80. Yézika aéti ratavé anahakhti pairigayanti, Zaota vispa ratu thwdis rashayanti Aévadha 4snathrad@ havaynané raéthwayéiti. Zaota anahakhtdé paraydd d&hist4i arsvakastem4i zaothrem raékhsaiti. 81, Yad aévé zaota frayazditi mayazdahé aiz zaotars gatava, Aétaya myazdé aiwi-vaidhayéiti rathwaééa myazdaésa rathwaééa, 1 In the modern sacrifice there are only two priests who divide between them the functions of the eight priests. The RAspi, who takes his name from the Rathwiskare, represents rather the Atravakhsha whose place he occupies near the fire, and who, of all the assistants of the Zaotar, is the one whose services can least be dispensed with (see, however, § 81). VI. ERPATISTAN AND N{RANGISTAN. 353 76. The Raéthwiskara shall mix the Haoma and the milk, and shall divide the mixture. 77. The Aberet shall bring the water. The Sraosh4varez shall superintend. 78. The right place of the Zaotar Is in the middle of the house, . .
3VI. ERPATISTAN AND N{RANGISTAN. 353 76. The Raéthwiskara shall mix the Haoma and the milk, and shall divide the mixture. 77. The Aberet shall bring the water. The Sraosh4varez shall superintend. 78. The right place of the Zaotar Is in the middle of the house, . . 79.. . . the right place of the HAvanan Is on the right side, opposite the Baresman, behind the fire. On his left-hand side shall the Asnatar stand. The right place of the Atravakhsha Is on the right side, opposite the fire. The right place of the Frabaretar Is on the left side, before the Baresman. On his right-hand side shall the Raéthwiskara stand. The places of the Aberet and the SraoshAvarez are not fixed; they come and go. 80. If these assistants' go without the leave of the Ratu, The Zaotar may make all the mixtures Without the Asndtar and the Havanan. If the Zaotar go without leave, the preparation of the Zaothra shall fall to the wisest and truest? of the assistant priests. 81. If the Zaotar sacrifice alone* on a Myazda day, at the place of the Zaotar ‘4, He shall announce that Myazda to the Lord (of the festival) and to the Lord of the Myazda ‘, * The most respectable of the priests present. * Without his seven assistants. * At his ordinary seat. * He announces the banquet to the Ratu of the Gahanbér, that is to say, to the Genius of the Gahnbdr which is being celebrated, and to the Genius of the religious banquet itself. (4) Aa 354 FRAGMENTS OF THE NASKS. Vispayau sa#adhéa ashaoné stéis yasnaiza vahmAiza khsnaothrdiga frasastayaééa. Zaotars gatava Ahunem vairtm frasravayéid. Syaothan6é-téitya havanaéibyé paiti-ganghédid, Havananéd gatdm. Atravakhsahé gAtava Atrem aiwi-vakhsayéid. Fraberetars g4tdm [yasnem haptanghditim] frayazaiti. 82. Yaska aétaésim rathwim paoiryé paiti (4) gasdd havandnem aétem Astayéiti ; Bittm Atravakhsem ; thritim fraberet4rem ; tQirim danazvazem (H.—d4nazvanem T.); Pukhdhem Asnatéarem; khstim raéthwiskarem ; haptathem SraoshAvarezem. 83. Adh4d anyaésim rathwam paiti Aadhayéid Aétaésam ratavé azdai Thrigdmi amtare anamtare atha amtare patatha Yad antare va dad antare va paiti va thri va azaiti ayare drag6 v4 vastrydd * Zaothrandm paitista sti myazdéis (H.—paitista stimyazdéis) aiz >, 84. Avayé vanaati Spitama Zarathustra yé fraurvaérkhté (read fraurvakhsté ?) hava [hé vanainti]! Avoya druyamti (read drugamti) Spitama Zarathustra y6 fraurvaikhti havahé urund druzaité (H.— druzahé T.) * Yadhéid gaém yavad erezva. Thri-gami aiwyastéd ha#a baresma pariiti. Varstaskid. Vangharstaskid (cf. § 109). >Ratus rduiningm d4thranim sravananiméa pasu vastranaimka ahaowé4. 1 One of the words in the second line of the Ahuna Vairya. VI. ERPATISTAN AND NfRANGISTAN. 355 For sacrifice, prayer, gratification, and glorification to all the creation of the Good Spirit. He shall sing the Ahuna Vairya in the place of the Zaotar. At the word shyaothananim' he shall spring to seize the mortar, Into the place of the HAvanan *.
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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