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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1as in their two forms: §§ i-5 = Sir6zah I, 1-7; §§ 6-io = Sir6zah II, 1-7. Then come four sections which are the original part of the Ya^t (§§11-15). o, jMay Ahura INIazda be rejoiced M . . . . Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good ^ . . . . I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zara- thujtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura ; For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani], the holy and master of holiness ^ . . . . I. i^ To Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious, and to the Amesha-Spe;2tas ; To Vohu-Mano; to Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures; to the heavenly Wisdom, made by Mazda, and to the Wisdom acquired through the ear, made by Mazda ; 2'\ To Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest; to the much- desired Airyaman ; to the instrument made by Mazda ; and to the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy; ^ The rest as above, Yt. I, o. * Sirozah I, 1-2. ^ Sirozah I, 3-4. D 2 36 YA5TS AND SIROZAHS. To Khshathra-Vairya ; to the metals ; to Mercy and Charity. 3\ To the good Spe;zta-Armaiti, and to the good Rata, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy ; To Haurvata/, the master; to the prosperity of the seasons and to the years, the masters of holiness ; And to Amereta/, the master; to fatness and flocks ; to the plenty of corn ; and to the powerful Gaokerena, made by Mazda. 42. (At the Gah Havan) : To Mithra, the lord of wide pastures and to Rama //z^astra. (At the Gah Rapithwin) : To Asha-Vahi^'ta and to Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda. (At the Gah Uziren) : To Apam Napa^', the tall lord, and to water, made by Mazda. 5^ (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : To the Fravashis of the faithful and to the females that bring forth flocks of males ; to the prosperity of the seasons ; to the well-shapen and tall-formed Strength ; to Vere- thraghna, made by Ahura, and to the crushing Ascendant. (At the Gah Ui-ahin) : To the holy, devout, fiend- smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow ; to Rashnu-Razii'ta and to Ari-ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase ^ ; Be propitiation, with sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification ! Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness .... ^ Sirozah I, 5-7. ^ sir6zah I, 7. " Sirozah I, 7. HAPTAN YA^'T. 37 II. 6^. We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;^tas, the all-ruUng, the all-beneficent.
2o: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness .... ^ Sirozah I, 5-7. ^ sir6zah I, 7. " Sirozah I, 7. HAPTAN YA^'T. 37 II. 6^. We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;^tas, the all-ruUng, the all-beneficent. We sacrifice unto Vohu-Mano, the Amesha- Spe;^ta ; we sacrifice unto Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures ; we sacrifice unto the heavenly Wisdom, made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the wisdom acquired through the ear, made by Mazda. 7^. We sacrifice unto Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest, the Amesha-Spe;/ta ; we sacrifice unto the much- desired Airyaman ; we sacrifice unto the instrument made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy. We sacrifice unto Khshathra-Vairya ; we sacri- fice unto the metals ; we sacrifice unto Mercy and Charity. 8^ We sacrifice unto the good Spe^^ta-Armaiti ; we sacrifice unto the good Rata, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy. We sacrifice unto Haurvata/, the Amesha- Spe;/ta ; we sacrifice unto the prosperity of the seasons ; we sacrifice unto the years, the holy and masters of holiness. We sacrifice unto Amereta/, the Amesha-Spe;ita; we sacrifice unto fatness and flocks ; we sacrifice unto the plenty of corn ; we sacrifice unto the powerful Gaokerena, made by Mazda. 9*. (At the Gah Havan) : We sacrifice unto 1 Sirozah II, 1-2. ^ Sirozah II, 3-4. => Sirozah II, 5-7. * Sirozah II, 7. 'i.S YASTS AND siROZAHS. Mithra, the lord of wide pastures ; we sacrifice unto Rama //z^'astra. (At the Gah Rapithwin) : We sacrifice unto Asha- Vahi^ta and Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda. (At the Gah Uziren) : We sacrifice unto Apam Napa/, the swift-horsed, the tall and shining lord, the lord of the females ; we sacrifice unto the holy waters, made by Mazda. io\ (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : We sacrifice unto the good, powerful, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful ; we sacrifice unto the females who bring forth flocks of males ; we sacrifice unto the prosperity of the seasons ; we sacrifice unto the well-shapen, tall-formed Strength; we sacrifice unto Verethraghna, made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the crushing Ascendant. (At the Gah Ui-ahin) : We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow, the holy and master of holiness ; we sacrifice unto Rashnu-Razii-ta ; we sacrifice unto Ar^ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase III. II.
3Gah Ui-ahin) : We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow, the holy and master of holiness ; we sacrifice unto Rashnu-Razii-ta ; we sacrifice unto Ar^ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase III. II. Let the Yatus be crushed, O Zarathujtra - ! both Daevas and men ^ Who is he in whose house, O Spltama Zara- thu^tra ! every Dru^^ is destroyed, every Dru^ perishes, when he pronounces these words * : 12' .? 13. It is he who takes the seven Amesha-Spe/^tas, ^ Sirozah II, 7. '^ Or : Let Zarathujtra crush the Yatus. ^ The Yatus are either demons or men : the man-Yatu is the sorcerer, the wizard. Cf. Yt. VIII, 44. ■* Doubtful. '^ lam unable to make anything of this section. HAPTAN YA5T. 39 the all-ruling, the all-beneficent, as a shield^ against his enemies. We worship the Law of the worshippers of Mazda; we worship the waters coming in the shape of a horsed made by Mazda. 14-15. He has renounced trespasses and faults, O Zarathu^tra ! he has renounced all trespasses and faults \ O Zarathu<rtra ! when he throws down ^ the destroyer of Vohu-Mano and his words ^ with a hundred times hundredfold, with a many times manifold preaching and smiting, and he takes away the Law of Mazda, that was carried away as a pri- soner ^ from the hands of the [ungodly], who are destroyed by his strength, Ashem Vohti: Holiness is the best of all good .... 16. Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness , . . . I bless the sacrifice and the prayer, the strength and vigour Of Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious, and of the Amesha-Spe;ztas ; Of Vohu-Mano; of Peace, whose breath is friendly '^ . . . . 1 Doubtful. ' See Yt. VIII, 5, 42 ; cf. § 20. ^ Atare-vitaremaibya vimrao/ ; cf. ataraish . . . . vi sarem mruye (Yasna XII, 4 [XIII, 16]): atareman seems to be a sin by commission, vitareman a sin by omission. * Doubtful (fraspavare^: fraspa is generally translated rami- tuntan). ^ Doubtful, « Cf. Yt. XIII, 100; XIX, 86; fravaxnam is the reverse of uzvazha/ (1. 1.). ' The rest as above, § i. 40 YA5TS AND SIROZAHS. Of Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest ; of the much-desired Airyaman ^ . . . . Of Khshathra-Vairya, of the metals^ .... Of the good Spe;^ta-Armaiti and of the good Rata ^ . . . . Of HaurvataA the master ^ .... Of Amereta/, the master ^ . . . . (At the Gah Havan) : Of Mithra=^ (At the Gah Rapithwin) : Of Asha-Vahi^ta^ .... (At the Gah Uziren) : Of the high lord Apam Napa/^ .... (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : Of the Fravashis of the faithful ^ . . . .
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.
1as in their two forms: §§ i-5 = Sir6zah I, 1-7; §§ 6-io = Sir6zah II, 1-7. Then come four sections which are the original part of the Ya^t (§§11-15). o, jMay Ahura INIazda be rejoiced M . . . . Ashem Vohu: Holiness is the best of all good ^ . . . . I confess myself a worshipper of Mazda, a follower of Zara- thujtra, one who hates the Daevas and obeys the laws of Ahura ; For sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification unto [Havani], the holy and master of holiness ^ . . . . I. i^ To Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious, and to the Amesha-Spe;2tas ; To Vohu-Mano; to Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures; to the heavenly Wisdom, made by Mazda, and to the Wisdom acquired through the ear, made by Mazda ; 2'\ To Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest; to the much- desired Airyaman ; to the instrument made by Mazda ; and to the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy; ^ The rest as above, Yt. I, o. * Sirozah I, 1-2. ^ Sirozah I, 3-4. D 2 36 YA5TS AND SIROZAHS. To Khshathra-Vairya ; to the metals ; to Mercy and Charity. 3\ To the good Spe;zta-Armaiti, and to the good Rata, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy ; To Haurvata/, the master; to the prosperity of the seasons and to the years, the masters of holiness ; And to Amereta/, the master; to fatness and flocks ; to the plenty of corn ; and to the powerful Gaokerena, made by Mazda. 42. (At the Gah Havan) : To Mithra, the lord of wide pastures and to Rama //z^astra. (At the Gah Rapithwin) : To Asha-Vahi^'ta and to Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda. (At the Gah Uziren) : To Apam Napa^', the tall lord, and to water, made by Mazda. 5^ (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : To the Fravashis of the faithful and to the females that bring forth flocks of males ; to the prosperity of the seasons ; to the well-shapen and tall-formed Strength ; to Vere- thraghna, made by Ahura, and to the crushing Ascendant. (At the Gah Ui-ahin) : To the holy, devout, fiend- smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow ; to Rashnu-Razii'ta and to Ari-ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase ^ ; Be propitiation, with sacrifice, prayer, propitiation, and glorification ! Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness .... ^ Sirozah I, 5-7. ^ sir6zah I, 7. " Sirozah I, 7. HAPTAN YA^'T. 37 II. 6^. We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;^tas, the all-ruUng, the all-beneficent.
2o: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness .... ^ Sirozah I, 5-7. ^ sir6zah I, 7. " Sirozah I, 7. HAPTAN YA^'T. 37 II. 6^. We sacrifice unto Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious ; we sacrifice unto the Amesha-Spe;^tas, the all-ruUng, the all-beneficent. We sacrifice unto Vohu-Mano, the Amesha- Spe;^ta ; we sacrifice unto Peace, whose breath is friendly, and who is more powerful to destroy than all other creatures ; we sacrifice unto the heavenly Wisdom, made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the wisdom acquired through the ear, made by Mazda. 7^. We sacrifice unto Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest, the Amesha-Spe;/ta ; we sacrifice unto the much- desired Airyaman ; we sacrifice unto the instrument made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the good Saoka, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy. We sacrifice unto Khshathra-Vairya ; we sacri- fice unto the metals ; we sacrifice unto Mercy and Charity. 8^ We sacrifice unto the good Spe^^ta-Armaiti ; we sacrifice unto the good Rata, with eyes of love, made by Mazda and holy. We sacrifice unto Haurvata/, the Amesha- Spe;/ta ; we sacrifice unto the prosperity of the seasons ; we sacrifice unto the years, the holy and masters of holiness. We sacrifice unto Amereta/, the Amesha-Spe;ita; we sacrifice unto fatness and flocks ; we sacrifice unto the plenty of corn ; we sacrifice unto the powerful Gaokerena, made by Mazda. 9*. (At the Gah Havan) : We sacrifice unto 1 Sirozah II, 1-2. ^ Sirozah II, 3-4. => Sirozah II, 5-7. * Sirozah II, 7. 'i.S YASTS AND siROZAHS. Mithra, the lord of wide pastures ; we sacrifice unto Rama //z^'astra. (At the Gah Rapithwin) : We sacrifice unto Asha- Vahi^ta and Atar, the son of Ahura Mazda. (At the Gah Uziren) : We sacrifice unto Apam Napa/, the swift-horsed, the tall and shining lord, the lord of the females ; we sacrifice unto the holy waters, made by Mazda. io\ (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : We sacrifice unto the good, powerful, beneficent Fravashis of the faithful ; we sacrifice unto the females who bring forth flocks of males ; we sacrifice unto the prosperity of the seasons ; we sacrifice unto the well-shapen, tall-formed Strength; we sacrifice unto Verethraghna, made by Mazda ; we sacrifice unto the crushing Ascendant. (At the Gah Ui-ahin) : We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow, the holy and master of holiness ; we sacrifice unto Rashnu-Razii-ta ; we sacrifice unto Ar^ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase III. II.
3Gah Ui-ahin) : We sacrifice unto the holy, tall-formed, fiend-smiting Sraosha, who makes the world grow, the holy and master of holiness ; we sacrifice unto Rashnu-Razii-ta ; we sacrifice unto Ar^ta/, who makes the world grow, who makes the world increase III. II. Let the Yatus be crushed, O Zarathujtra - ! both Daevas and men ^ Who is he in whose house, O Spltama Zara- thu^tra ! every Dru^^ is destroyed, every Dru^ perishes, when he pronounces these words * : 12' .? 13. It is he who takes the seven Amesha-Spe/^tas, ^ Sirozah II, 7. '^ Or : Let Zarathujtra crush the Yatus. ^ The Yatus are either demons or men : the man-Yatu is the sorcerer, the wizard. Cf. Yt. VIII, 44. ■* Doubtful. '^ lam unable to make anything of this section. HAPTAN YA5T. 39 the all-ruling, the all-beneficent, as a shield^ against his enemies. We worship the Law of the worshippers of Mazda; we worship the waters coming in the shape of a horsed made by Mazda. 14-15. He has renounced trespasses and faults, O Zarathu^tra ! he has renounced all trespasses and faults \ O Zarathu<rtra ! when he throws down ^ the destroyer of Vohu-Mano and his words ^ with a hundred times hundredfold, with a many times manifold preaching and smiting, and he takes away the Law of Mazda, that was carried away as a pri- soner ^ from the hands of the [ungodly], who are destroyed by his strength, Ashem Vohti: Holiness is the best of all good .... 16. Yatha ahu vairyo: The will of the Lord is the law of holiness , . . . I bless the sacrifice and the prayer, the strength and vigour Of Ahura Mazda, bright and glorious, and of the Amesha-Spe;ztas ; Of Vohu-Mano; of Peace, whose breath is friendly '^ . . . . 1 Doubtful. ' See Yt. VIII, 5, 42 ; cf. § 20. ^ Atare-vitaremaibya vimrao/ ; cf. ataraish . . . . vi sarem mruye (Yasna XII, 4 [XIII, 16]): atareman seems to be a sin by commission, vitareman a sin by omission. * Doubtful (fraspavare^: fraspa is generally translated rami- tuntan). ^ Doubtful, « Cf. Yt. XIII, 100; XIX, 86; fravaxnam is the reverse of uzvazha/ (1. 1.). ' The rest as above, § i. 40 YA5TS AND SIROZAHS. Of Asha-Vahi^ta, the fairest ; of the much-desired Airyaman ^ . . . . Of Khshathra-Vairya, of the metals^ .... Of the good Spe;^ta-Armaiti and of the good Rata ^ . . . . Of HaurvataA the master ^ .... Of Amereta/, the master ^ . . . . (At the Gah Havan) : Of Mithra=^ (At the Gah Rapithwin) : Of Asha-Vahi^ta^ .... (At the Gah Uziren) : Of the high lord Apam Napa/^ .... (At the Gah Aiwisruthrem) : Of the Fravashis of the faithful ^ . . . .
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