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1VIII, 271-2991, and whether the mode of purification therein detailed was a sufficient substitute, or merely a preparation, for the Bareshnim ceremony. The following is a translation of the Pahlavi version of this passage ?:— Pahl. Vend. VIII, 271. ‘O creator! how are those men purified, O righteous Adhaymazd! who shall stand by a corpse, in a distant place, upon a wild spot 3?’ 272. And Afthaymazd spoke thus: ‘They are purified, O righteous Zaratdst!’ 273. ‘But when so? [that is, how will such a one become clean ?]’ 274. ‘If a corpse-eating dog, or a corpse-eating bird, Aas attacked that corpse, (275) ¢he man shall then purify over his own body with bull’s urine, (276) thirty times by washing forwards [wth the bull’s urine], azd thirty times by washing over‘, [and 1 See Sacred Books of the East, vol. iv, pp. 116-118. * Subject to the same observations as those detailed in p. 431 n. * Reading pavan vaskar, but the MSS., by omitting a stroke, have pavan sikar, ‘ on the chase.’ * So here, but ‘washing backwards’ in § 279; and in Ep. II, iv, 2 we find ‘upwards’ and ‘downwards,’ instead of ‘forwards’ and ‘backwards.’ The Pahlavi translators were evidently doubtful whether the Av. upasn&teé (see Ep. II, iii, 2) meant ‘ washing over, backwards, or downwards.’ 456 APPENDIX. Ais hand shall rub over it.] 277. Of the topmost part of him is the washing over, [that is, the washing of his head is that regarding which ¢here is a mention through this study-causing (hdshkar) exclamation. ]? 278. ‘If a corpse-eating dog, or a corpse-eating bird, Aas not attacked that corpse, (279) 4e shall purify fifteen times by washing forwards, and fifteen times by washing backwards, [and zs hand shall rub over it.] 280. ‘He shall run the first mile (h4sar)?, 281. He shall then run forwards, [when the Pazéadasa (“fifteen ¢27mes”) shall be performed byhim.] 282. And when he shall thus stop opposite any one whomsoever of the material existence’, he shall be prepared with a loud issue of words, (283) thus: “I have thus stood close by the body of him who is dead; I am no wisher for z¢ by thought, I am no wisher for z¢ by word, | am no wisher for z¢ by deed, [that is, z¢ is not possible for me ¢o de as though washed.] 284. It demands purification for me, [that is, wash me thoroughly!]” 285. When he runs, the first he shall reach, (286) if they do not grant him purification, share one-third of that deed of his, [that is, of all that sin, not possible for him ¢o dear, except when they shall perform 7s purification, one part in three is theirs at z¢s origin.] 287. ‘He runs the second mile [while he runs for * Implying that the Pahlavi translators had found the use of Av. aghrya for ‘head’ rather perplexing. * The hasar was ‘a thousand steps of the two feet’ (see Bd. XXVI, 1, note), and was, therefore, about an English mile. * That is, any human being. * See Ep. I, ii, 10. Vv. FINDING A CORPSE IN THE WILDERNESS. 457
2aghrya for ‘head’ rather perplexing. * The hasar was ‘a thousand steps of the two feet’ (see Bd. XXVI, 1, note), and was, therefore, about an English mile. * That is, any human being. * See Ep. I, ii, 10. Vv. FINDING A CORPSE IN THE WILDERNESS. 457 z¢| 288. He runs, azd a second time he reaches people. 289. If they do not grant him purification, (290) they share a half? of that deed of his, [that is, of all that sin, not possible for him ¢o dear, except when they shall perform 42s purification, as it were a half is even for them at z¢s origin. ] 291. ‘He shall run the third mile [while he runs for z¢], 292. When he runs, the third he shall reach, (293) if they do not grant him purification, share all? that deed of his, [that is, all that sin which z¢ is not possible for him ¢o dear, except when they shall perform Azs purification, is ever theirs at its origin. ] 294. ‘He shall then run forwards’. 295. He shall thus stop opposite some people of the next house, village, tribe, ov district, amd he shall be prepared with a loud issue of words, (296) thus: “| have thus stood close by the body of him who is dead ; (297) I am no wisher for z¢ by thought, I am no wisher for z¢ by word, I am no wisher for z¢ by deed, [that is, z¢ is not possible /o dear without washing.] 298. It demands purification for me, [that is, wash me thoroughly!]” 299. If they do not grant him purification, he shall then purify over his own body with bull's urine, amd also with water; thus he shall be thoroughly purified over *.’ [a. He shall go three miles; it is not allowable to walk back to zs district, until he as fully striven 1 That is, half of the two-thirds remaining with him, or onethird of the whole original trespass. * That is, all the remaining one-third of the original trespass. ® See Ep. II, iii, 3. , * What follows is a commentary, by the Pahlavi translators, on the whole passage. 458 APPENDIX. with three persons, and all that sin, not possible for him ¢o Jeary, except when they shall perform His purification, is theirs at z¢s origin. 6. When thus thoroughly washed by himself, his duty even then is the work frakairi frakerenaod, vastré verezydéid (‘he should accomplish with perseverance, he should cultivate in the pastures 1’); there are some who would say thus: ‘He is always for the performance of work, and abstinence from the ceremonies of others is for him*®.’] 1 Quoted from Vend. XIX, 140, where the words ‘sheep’s food and food for oxen’ are added. * A person so purified by himself, after vainly seeking a proper purifier, is, therefore, only fit for the ordinary labours of life, and must avoid all religious celebrations till properly purified by the Bareshnfim ceremony. This was the opinion of M4ndséihar, but it is based upon a Pahlavi commentary, and not upon the Avesta text, which is not clear upon this point. INDEX, OBSERVATIONS.
3This was the opinion of M4ndséihar, but it is based upon a Pahlavi commentary, and not upon the Avesta text, which is not clear upon this point. INDEX, OBSERVATIONS. 1. The references in this index are to the pages of the introduction and appendix, and to the chapters and sections of the translations; the chapters being denoted by the larger ciphers, or by roman type. 2. References to passages which contain special information are given in parentheses, when the reference is not the first one. 3. Though different forms of the same name may occur in the translations, only one form is usually given in the index, to which the references to all forms are attached; except when the forms differ so much as to require to be widely separated in the index. 4. Pazand forms are printed in italics, as their orthography is usually corrupt. In all such italicised names any letters which would elsewhere be italic are printed in roman type. 5. Abbreviations used are :—Ap. for Appendix; AV. for Arda-Viraf; Av. for Avesta word; Byt. for Bahman Yast; com. for commentator; Cor. for Corrections; Dd. for Dadistan-i-Dintk ; Dk. for Dinkard; Dr. for Doctor; Ep. for Epistle; ins. for inscription; lun. man. for lunar mansion; m. for mountain; meas. for measure; Mkh. for Mainy6é-$ Khard; n for foot-note; Pahl. for Pahlavi; Pers. for Persian; Prof. for Professor; r. for river; Riv. for Rivadyat ; Sans. for Sanskrit word ; trans. for translation ; Vend. for Vendidad; Visp. for Visparad; Yas. for Yasna. INDEX. Ab§n ny4yis, Dd. 78, tgn. Ablution, Dd. 45, 6; 48, 9, 14, 203 Ep. I, vii, 163 III, 1, 133 Ap. 383.— holes, Ep. I, ix, 7n; Ap. 433-436, 444 1, 445, 447-453-— in Bareshnfim, Ap. 437-454.—in melted metal, Dd. 32, 13; 87, II0, III, 113.— seats, Ep. I, ix, 7; II, iii, 12, iv, 6n; III, 6, 20; Ap. 433, 436n. Abode of fires, Dd. 48, 11; 81, 17, 18. Abortion, Dd. 78, 7. Abraham, Dd. 387, 90. Abyss, Dd. 87, 9, 24. Account of the soul, Dd. 8, 6; 18, 2; 14,1-5; 20, 3; 22, 2; 24,5; 25, 5; 28, 5,6; 30, 3; 31, 2, 10, 113 82, 4. Adam, Dd. 44, 16 n. Adarbfg4n, land, Dd. 21, 2n. Ad-fravakhshya, Av., Ap. 370. Adharm4h, man, Dd. On. Adopted daughter, Dd. 58, 6. — son, Dd. 54, 4, 9, 13; 56, a, 5, 6, 8; 58, 3-5; 59, 1-3; 60, 1, 3; 61, 3; 62, 6, 7. — sonship, Dd. 54, 13, 14; 56, 1-3; 60, 2, 3. Adoption, Dd. 56, 2, 6; 57, 1-4; 58,1, 5; 59, 3; 61, 2. Adé6st, see Fire-stand. Adultery, Dd. 72, 5; 78, 1-19. Adversary, Dd. 87, 31; 94, 7. Aérpat, Int. 13; Dd. On. See Priest. — khfdai, Int. 13; Dd. On. See Priestly lordship. Aéshm, demon, Dd. 37, 44, 52, 104; O4,1n; Ap. 426, 437. . Afarg, com., Ep. I, ii, 5, Vv, 1, 6, vi, 1, 2, 4) 7) 9, IT, Vii, I, 18, ix, 1, 5) 6, 10, 15, x, 133 II, ii, 5-8, iii, tn; I1I,73; Ap. 446, 449. Afrasiyab, king, Dd. 70, 3 n. Afrin, see Benediction. —{ dahman, Dd. 81, 1 n. Blessing of the holy. See Afring§n, rite, Dd. 47, rn. Aghrérad, man, Dd. 90, 3 n.
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1VIII, 271-2991, and whether the mode of purification therein detailed was a sufficient substitute, or merely a preparation, for the Bareshnim ceremony. The following is a translation of the Pahlavi version of this passage ?:— Pahl. Vend. VIII, 271. ‘O creator! how are those men purified, O righteous Adhaymazd! who shall stand by a corpse, in a distant place, upon a wild spot 3?’ 272. And Afthaymazd spoke thus: ‘They are purified, O righteous Zaratdst!’ 273. ‘But when so? [that is, how will such a one become clean ?]’ 274. ‘If a corpse-eating dog, or a corpse-eating bird, Aas attacked that corpse, (275) ¢he man shall then purify over his own body with bull’s urine, (276) thirty times by washing forwards [wth the bull’s urine], azd thirty times by washing over‘, [and 1 See Sacred Books of the East, vol. iv, pp. 116-118. * Subject to the same observations as those detailed in p. 431 n. * Reading pavan vaskar, but the MSS., by omitting a stroke, have pavan sikar, ‘ on the chase.’ * So here, but ‘washing backwards’ in § 279; and in Ep. II, iv, 2 we find ‘upwards’ and ‘downwards,’ instead of ‘forwards’ and ‘backwards.’ The Pahlavi translators were evidently doubtful whether the Av. upasn&teé (see Ep. II, iii, 2) meant ‘ washing over, backwards, or downwards.’ 456 APPENDIX. Ais hand shall rub over it.] 277. Of the topmost part of him is the washing over, [that is, the washing of his head is that regarding which ¢here is a mention through this study-causing (hdshkar) exclamation. ]? 278. ‘If a corpse-eating dog, or a corpse-eating bird, Aas not attacked that corpse, (279) 4e shall purify fifteen times by washing forwards, and fifteen times by washing backwards, [and zs hand shall rub over it.] 280. ‘He shall run the first mile (h4sar)?, 281. He shall then run forwards, [when the Pazéadasa (“fifteen ¢27mes”) shall be performed byhim.] 282. And when he shall thus stop opposite any one whomsoever of the material existence’, he shall be prepared with a loud issue of words, (283) thus: “I have thus stood close by the body of him who is dead; I am no wisher for z¢ by thought, I am no wisher for z¢ by word, | am no wisher for z¢ by deed, [that is, z¢ is not possible for me ¢o de as though washed.] 284. It demands purification for me, [that is, wash me thoroughly!]” 285. When he runs, the first he shall reach, (286) if they do not grant him purification, share one-third of that deed of his, [that is, of all that sin, not possible for him ¢o dear, except when they shall perform 7s purification, one part in three is theirs at z¢s origin.] 287. ‘He runs the second mile [while he runs for * Implying that the Pahlavi translators had found the use of Av. aghrya for ‘head’ rather perplexing. * The hasar was ‘a thousand steps of the two feet’ (see Bd. XXVI, 1, note), and was, therefore, about an English mile. * That is, any human being. * See Ep. I, ii, 10. Vv. FINDING A CORPSE IN THE WILDERNESS. 457
2aghrya for ‘head’ rather perplexing. * The hasar was ‘a thousand steps of the two feet’ (see Bd. XXVI, 1, note), and was, therefore, about an English mile. * That is, any human being. * See Ep. I, ii, 10. Vv. FINDING A CORPSE IN THE WILDERNESS. 457 z¢| 288. He runs, azd a second time he reaches people. 289. If they do not grant him purification, (290) they share a half? of that deed of his, [that is, of all that sin, not possible for him ¢o dear, except when they shall perform 42s purification, as it were a half is even for them at z¢s origin. ] 291. ‘He shall run the third mile [while he runs for z¢], 292. When he runs, the third he shall reach, (293) if they do not grant him purification, share all? that deed of his, [that is, all that sin which z¢ is not possible for him ¢o dear, except when they shall perform Azs purification, is ever theirs at its origin. ] 294. ‘He shall then run forwards’. 295. He shall thus stop opposite some people of the next house, village, tribe, ov district, amd he shall be prepared with a loud issue of words, (296) thus: “| have thus stood close by the body of him who is dead ; (297) I am no wisher for z¢ by thought, I am no wisher for z¢ by word, I am no wisher for z¢ by deed, [that is, z¢ is not possible /o dear without washing.] 298. It demands purification for me, [that is, wash me thoroughly!]” 299. If they do not grant him purification, he shall then purify over his own body with bull's urine, amd also with water; thus he shall be thoroughly purified over *.’ [a. He shall go three miles; it is not allowable to walk back to zs district, until he as fully striven 1 That is, half of the two-thirds remaining with him, or onethird of the whole original trespass. * That is, all the remaining one-third of the original trespass. ® See Ep. II, iii, 3. , * What follows is a commentary, by the Pahlavi translators, on the whole passage. 458 APPENDIX. with three persons, and all that sin, not possible for him ¢o Jeary, except when they shall perform His purification, is theirs at z¢s origin. 6. When thus thoroughly washed by himself, his duty even then is the work frakairi frakerenaod, vastré verezydéid (‘he should accomplish with perseverance, he should cultivate in the pastures 1’); there are some who would say thus: ‘He is always for the performance of work, and abstinence from the ceremonies of others is for him*®.’] 1 Quoted from Vend. XIX, 140, where the words ‘sheep’s food and food for oxen’ are added. * A person so purified by himself, after vainly seeking a proper purifier, is, therefore, only fit for the ordinary labours of life, and must avoid all religious celebrations till properly purified by the Bareshnfim ceremony. This was the opinion of M4ndséihar, but it is based upon a Pahlavi commentary, and not upon the Avesta text, which is not clear upon this point. INDEX, OBSERVATIONS.
3This was the opinion of M4ndséihar, but it is based upon a Pahlavi commentary, and not upon the Avesta text, which is not clear upon this point. INDEX, OBSERVATIONS. 1. The references in this index are to the pages of the introduction and appendix, and to the chapters and sections of the translations; the chapters being denoted by the larger ciphers, or by roman type. 2. References to passages which contain special information are given in parentheses, when the reference is not the first one. 3. Though different forms of the same name may occur in the translations, only one form is usually given in the index, to which the references to all forms are attached; except when the forms differ so much as to require to be widely separated in the index. 4. Pazand forms are printed in italics, as their orthography is usually corrupt. In all such italicised names any letters which would elsewhere be italic are printed in roman type. 5. Abbreviations used are :—Ap. for Appendix; AV. for Arda-Viraf; Av. for Avesta word; Byt. for Bahman Yast; com. for commentator; Cor. for Corrections; Dd. for Dadistan-i-Dintk ; Dk. for Dinkard; Dr. for Doctor; Ep. for Epistle; ins. for inscription; lun. man. for lunar mansion; m. for mountain; meas. for measure; Mkh. for Mainy6é-$ Khard; n for foot-note; Pahl. for Pahlavi; Pers. for Persian; Prof. for Professor; r. for river; Riv. for Rivadyat ; Sans. for Sanskrit word ; trans. for translation ; Vend. for Vendidad; Visp. for Visparad; Yas. for Yasna. INDEX. Ab§n ny4yis, Dd. 78, tgn. Ablution, Dd. 45, 6; 48, 9, 14, 203 Ep. I, vii, 163 III, 1, 133 Ap. 383.— holes, Ep. I, ix, 7n; Ap. 433-436, 444 1, 445, 447-453-— in Bareshnfim, Ap. 437-454.—in melted metal, Dd. 32, 13; 87, II0, III, 113.— seats, Ep. I, ix, 7; II, iii, 12, iv, 6n; III, 6, 20; Ap. 433, 436n. Abode of fires, Dd. 48, 11; 81, 17, 18. Abortion, Dd. 78, 7. Abraham, Dd. 387, 90. Abyss, Dd. 87, 9, 24. Account of the soul, Dd. 8, 6; 18, 2; 14,1-5; 20, 3; 22, 2; 24,5; 25, 5; 28, 5,6; 30, 3; 31, 2, 10, 113 82, 4. Adam, Dd. 44, 16 n. Adarbfg4n, land, Dd. 21, 2n. Ad-fravakhshya, Av., Ap. 370. Adharm4h, man, Dd. On. Adopted daughter, Dd. 58, 6. — son, Dd. 54, 4, 9, 13; 56, a, 5, 6, 8; 58, 3-5; 59, 1-3; 60, 1, 3; 61, 3; 62, 6, 7. — sonship, Dd. 54, 13, 14; 56, 1-3; 60, 2, 3. Adoption, Dd. 56, 2, 6; 57, 1-4; 58,1, 5; 59, 3; 61, 2. Adé6st, see Fire-stand. Adultery, Dd. 72, 5; 78, 1-19. Adversary, Dd. 87, 31; 94, 7. Aérpat, Int. 13; Dd. On. See Priest. — khfdai, Int. 13; Dd. On. See Priestly lordship. Aéshm, demon, Dd. 37, 44, 52, 104; O4,1n; Ap. 426, 437. . Afarg, com., Ep. I, ii, 5, Vv, 1, 6, vi, 1, 2, 4) 7) 9, IT, Vii, I, 18, ix, 1, 5) 6, 10, 15, x, 133 II, ii, 5-8, iii, tn; I1I,73; Ap. 446, 449. Afrasiyab, king, Dd. 70, 3 n. Afrin, see Benediction. —{ dahman, Dd. 81, 1 n. Blessing of the holy. See Afring§n, rite, Dd. 47, rn. Aghrérad, man, Dd. 90, 3 n.
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