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16 Spiegel was inclined to identify this name with Bombay, but this is impossible, as the MS. K20 (in which the name occurs) was written some two centuries before the Portuguese invented the name of Bombay. Its original name, by which it is still called by 222 BAHMAN YAST. O Zaratist the Spttaman! 18. When the star Jupiter comes up to z¢s culminating point (balist)! and casts Venus down, the sovereignty comes to the prince. 19. Quite innumerable are the champions, furnished with arms avd with banners displayed,’ some have said from Sagastan, Pars, and Khdrdsan, some have said from the lake of Padashkhvargar ?, some have said from the Hiratts? and Kohistan, some have said from Taparistaén‘; and from those directions ‘ every supplicant for a child® comes into ° view. 20. It is concerning the displayed banners and very numerous army, which were the armed men, champions, and soldiers from the countries of Iran a¢ Padashkhvérgar—whom J told thee’ that they call both Kurd and Karm4n—it is declared its native inhabitants, being Mumbaf. The locality mentioned in the text is evidently to be sought on the banks of the Oxus near Bukhiré; the Oxus having been sometimes considered the upper course of the Arag, and sometimes that of the Veh (see Bund. XX, 22, note 5). It is hardly probable that either Bamt (Balkh) or Bamiy4n would be changed into Bambé, and the only exact representative of this name appears to be Bamm, a town about 120 miles S. E. of Kirm4n; this is quite a different locality from that mentioned in the text, but it is hazardous to set bounds to the want of geographical knowledge displayed by some of the Pahlavi commentators. 1 Compare SZS. IV, 8. Here the triumph of Jupiter over Venus appears to be symbolical of the displacement of the queen dowager by her son. % That is, from the southern shore of the Caspian. * Reading Hiriy4n, but this is doubtful, as it may be ‘from the citadels (arig4n6), or defiles (khalak4n6), of Kéhistan.’ * See Bund. XII, 17, XIII, 15. 5 That is, every man able to bear arms. * Reading pavan, ‘into,’ instead of bar4, ‘besides’ (see SZS. VIII, 2, note 5). 7 See § 10, but as nothing is said there about Kurd or Karm4n, it is possible that the writer meant to say, ‘of whom I told thee, CHAPTER III, 18-22. 223 that they will slay an excessive number, in companionship and. under the same banner, for these countries of Iran.
2VIII, 2, note 5). 7 See § 10, but as nothing is said there about Kurd or Karm4n, it is possible that the writer meant to say, ‘of whom I told thee, CHAPTER III, 18-22. 223 that they will slay an excessive number, in companionship and. under the same banner, for these countries of Iran. 21. ‘ Those of the race of Wrath and the extensive army! of Shédaspth, whose names are the two-legged wolf and the leathern-belted demon on the bank of the Arvand ?, wage three battles, one in Spéd@-razir* and one in the plain of NtsAnak ;’ some have said that z¢ was on the lake of the three races, some have said that z¢ was in Martiv‘ the brilliant, ezd some have said in Pars, 22. ‘For the support of the countries of Iran is the innumerable army of the east; its having exalted banners® is that they have a banner of tiger skin (b6par pést), and their wind banner is white cotton®; innumerable are the mounted troops, and they ride up to the /wr&zng-holes’ of the demons; they will slay so that a thousand women can afterwards see and kiss d#¢ one man. and whom they call both Kurd and Karman.’ It is more probable, however, that he is referring to § 7. 1 Compare § 7. The ‘extensive army’ and ‘two-legged wolf’ are terms borrowed apparently from Yas. IX, 62, 63. 4 That is, ‘the rapid’ (Av. aurvand). The other names of this river, Tigris and Hiddekel, have the same meaning. See §§ 5, 38. > See § 9, of which this is a recapitulation, but the first of the three battles is here omitted by mistake. * Marv in the present Turkistan. ® Referring to § 17. * Supposing that band6k may be equivalent to Pers. bandak, but the usual Pahlavi term for ‘cotton’ is pumbak (Pers. punbah). ' 7 Reading grestak as in § 5, but the word can also be read dar didak, ‘gate watch-tower.’ It is possible that the drugdé geredha, ‘ pit of the fiend,’ of Vend. III, 24, may be here meant; the gate of hell, whence the demons congregate upon the Aresfir ridge (Bund. XII, 8). 224 BAHMAN YAST. 23. ‘When it is the end of the time', O Zaratast the Spttaman! those enemies will be as much destroyed as the root of a shrub when 2¢ zs in the night on which a cold winter arrives, and in this night it sheds z¢s leaves; and they wé/ reinstate these countries of Iran which I, Atharmazd, created 2. 24. ‘And with speed rushes the evil spirit, with the vilest races of demons and Wrath with infuriate spear °, and comes on to the support and assistance of those demon-worshippers and miscreations of wrath, O Zaratist the SpitimA4n! 25. And I, the creator Adharmazd, send Nérydésang the angel and Srésh the righteous‘ unto Kangdez®, which the illustrious Styavakhsh * formed, and ¢o Kitré-mtyan™ son of VistAsp, the glory of the Kaydns, the just restorer of the religion, 4o speak thus: ‘“ Walk forth, O illustrious Péshyétand! to these countries of Iran which I, Attharmazd, created; consecrate the fire and waters for the Haddékht* avd Dvazdah-hémast !
3to these countries of Iran which I, Attharmazd, created; consecrate the fire and waters for the Haddékht* avd Dvazdah-hémast ! 1 Compare, ‘and at the time of the end’ (Dan. xi. 40). The writer appears to be here finally passing from a description of the past into speculations as to the future, which he has hitherto only casually indulged in. 2 The supernatural means supposed to be employed for the destruction of the wicked and the restoration of the good are detailed in the following paragraphs. ® See Chap. II, 36. ‘ The two angels who are the special messengers of Adharmazd to mankind (see* Bund. XV, 1, XXX, 29). This message was expected to be sent to Péshyétanfi near the end of Hfshédar’s millennium (see § 51). 5 See Bund. XXIX, ro. ® See Bund. XXXI, 25. 7 A title of Péshydtana, written Xitr6-mainé in Bund. XXIX, 5. ® This was the twentieth nask or ‘ book’ of the complete Mazdayasnian literature, according to the Dinkard; but the Dtnivagarkard and the Rivdyats make it the twenty-first, and say very CHAPTER III, 23-25. 225 that is, celebrate ‘hem with the fire and waters, and such as is appointed about the fire and waters!” little about its contents (see Haug’s Essays, pp. 133, 134). The Dinkard, in its eighth book, gives the following account of this Nask :—
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.
16 Spiegel was inclined to identify this name with Bombay, but this is impossible, as the MS. K20 (in which the name occurs) was written some two centuries before the Portuguese invented the name of Bombay. Its original name, by which it is still called by 222 BAHMAN YAST. O Zaratist the Spttaman! 18. When the star Jupiter comes up to z¢s culminating point (balist)! and casts Venus down, the sovereignty comes to the prince. 19. Quite innumerable are the champions, furnished with arms avd with banners displayed,’ some have said from Sagastan, Pars, and Khdrdsan, some have said from the lake of Padashkhvargar ?, some have said from the Hiratts? and Kohistan, some have said from Taparistaén‘; and from those directions ‘ every supplicant for a child® comes into ° view. 20. It is concerning the displayed banners and very numerous army, which were the armed men, champions, and soldiers from the countries of Iran a¢ Padashkhvérgar—whom J told thee’ that they call both Kurd and Karm4n—it is declared its native inhabitants, being Mumbaf. The locality mentioned in the text is evidently to be sought on the banks of the Oxus near Bukhiré; the Oxus having been sometimes considered the upper course of the Arag, and sometimes that of the Veh (see Bund. XX, 22, note 5). It is hardly probable that either Bamt (Balkh) or Bamiy4n would be changed into Bambé, and the only exact representative of this name appears to be Bamm, a town about 120 miles S. E. of Kirm4n; this is quite a different locality from that mentioned in the text, but it is hazardous to set bounds to the want of geographical knowledge displayed by some of the Pahlavi commentators. 1 Compare SZS. IV, 8. Here the triumph of Jupiter over Venus appears to be symbolical of the displacement of the queen dowager by her son. % That is, from the southern shore of the Caspian. * Reading Hiriy4n, but this is doubtful, as it may be ‘from the citadels (arig4n6), or defiles (khalak4n6), of Kéhistan.’ * See Bund. XII, 17, XIII, 15. 5 That is, every man able to bear arms. * Reading pavan, ‘into,’ instead of bar4, ‘besides’ (see SZS. VIII, 2, note 5). 7 See § 10, but as nothing is said there about Kurd or Karm4n, it is possible that the writer meant to say, ‘of whom I told thee, CHAPTER III, 18-22. 223 that they will slay an excessive number, in companionship and. under the same banner, for these countries of Iran.
2VIII, 2, note 5). 7 See § 10, but as nothing is said there about Kurd or Karm4n, it is possible that the writer meant to say, ‘of whom I told thee, CHAPTER III, 18-22. 223 that they will slay an excessive number, in companionship and. under the same banner, for these countries of Iran. 21. ‘ Those of the race of Wrath and the extensive army! of Shédaspth, whose names are the two-legged wolf and the leathern-belted demon on the bank of the Arvand ?, wage three battles, one in Spéd@-razir* and one in the plain of NtsAnak ;’ some have said that z¢ was on the lake of the three races, some have said that z¢ was in Martiv‘ the brilliant, ezd some have said in Pars, 22. ‘For the support of the countries of Iran is the innumerable army of the east; its having exalted banners® is that they have a banner of tiger skin (b6par pést), and their wind banner is white cotton®; innumerable are the mounted troops, and they ride up to the /wr&zng-holes’ of the demons; they will slay so that a thousand women can afterwards see and kiss d#¢ one man. and whom they call both Kurd and Karman.’ It is more probable, however, that he is referring to § 7. 1 Compare § 7. The ‘extensive army’ and ‘two-legged wolf’ are terms borrowed apparently from Yas. IX, 62, 63. 4 That is, ‘the rapid’ (Av. aurvand). The other names of this river, Tigris and Hiddekel, have the same meaning. See §§ 5, 38. > See § 9, of which this is a recapitulation, but the first of the three battles is here omitted by mistake. * Marv in the present Turkistan. ® Referring to § 17. * Supposing that band6k may be equivalent to Pers. bandak, but the usual Pahlavi term for ‘cotton’ is pumbak (Pers. punbah). ' 7 Reading grestak as in § 5, but the word can also be read dar didak, ‘gate watch-tower.’ It is possible that the drugdé geredha, ‘ pit of the fiend,’ of Vend. III, 24, may be here meant; the gate of hell, whence the demons congregate upon the Aresfir ridge (Bund. XII, 8). 224 BAHMAN YAST. 23. ‘When it is the end of the time', O Zaratast the Spttaman! those enemies will be as much destroyed as the root of a shrub when 2¢ zs in the night on which a cold winter arrives, and in this night it sheds z¢s leaves; and they wé/ reinstate these countries of Iran which I, Atharmazd, created 2. 24. ‘And with speed rushes the evil spirit, with the vilest races of demons and Wrath with infuriate spear °, and comes on to the support and assistance of those demon-worshippers and miscreations of wrath, O Zaratist the SpitimA4n! 25. And I, the creator Adharmazd, send Nérydésang the angel and Srésh the righteous‘ unto Kangdez®, which the illustrious Styavakhsh * formed, and ¢o Kitré-mtyan™ son of VistAsp, the glory of the Kaydns, the just restorer of the religion, 4o speak thus: ‘“ Walk forth, O illustrious Péshyétand! to these countries of Iran which I, Attharmazd, created; consecrate the fire and waters for the Haddékht* avd Dvazdah-hémast !
3to these countries of Iran which I, Attharmazd, created; consecrate the fire and waters for the Haddékht* avd Dvazdah-hémast ! 1 Compare, ‘and at the time of the end’ (Dan. xi. 40). The writer appears to be here finally passing from a description of the past into speculations as to the future, which he has hitherto only casually indulged in. 2 The supernatural means supposed to be employed for the destruction of the wicked and the restoration of the good are detailed in the following paragraphs. ® See Chap. II, 36. ‘ The two angels who are the special messengers of Adharmazd to mankind (see* Bund. XV, 1, XXX, 29). This message was expected to be sent to Péshyétanfi near the end of Hfshédar’s millennium (see § 51). 5 See Bund. XXIX, ro. ® See Bund. XXXI, 25. 7 A title of Péshydtana, written Xitr6-mainé in Bund. XXIX, 5. ® This was the twentieth nask or ‘ book’ of the complete Mazdayasnian literature, according to the Dinkard; but the Dtnivagarkard and the Rivdyats make it the twenty-first, and say very CHAPTER III, 23-25. 225 that is, celebrate ‘hem with the fire and waters, and such as is appointed about the fire and waters!” little about its contents (see Haug’s Essays, pp. 133, 134). The Dinkard, in its eighth book, gives the following account of this Nask :—
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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