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1Fourthly, when a goat (géspend) was not given by him to the demons in the character of an old man >. 34. ‘And the advantage from Az-t Dahdk, the 1 Lig has merely ‘shall mostly perish,’ in place of these last six words. 2 Lrg has ‘thirdly, this advantage, that.’ 5 Lig adds ‘ who is Aharman.’ * According to a legend preserved in the Persian RivAyats (see MHrto, fol. 52) Aharman, while kept as a charger by Takhmorup, induced the wife of the latter to ascertain from her husband whether he ever felt fear while riding the fiend, and, acting upon the information thus obtained, he threw the king from his back while descending from the Alburz mountains, and swallowed him. Information of this event was conveyed to Yim by the angel Srésh, who advised him to seek the fiend and propitiate him. Yim, accordingly, went into the wilderness singing, to attract Aharman, and, when the fiend appeared, Yim ingratiated himself into his favour and, taking advantage of an unguarded moment, he dragged Takhmorup out of the fiend’s entrails, and placed the corpse in a depository for the dead. In consequence of this feat his hand was attacked with leprosy, from which he suffered greatly until it was accidentally washed in bull’s urine, which healed it. This legend is related for the purpose of recommending the use of bull’s urine for purification of the body. 5 Or, perhaps, ‘as a substitute for an old man.’ This fourth advantage is found only in TD2, where the text is as follows: — ‘Kaharfim, amatas gdspend pavan goharik-i Pir val sédén 14 yehabfinté.’ CHAPTER XXVII, 29-44. 61 Bévardsp?, and the accursed Frasty4k of Tar?! was this, (35) that, if the dominion should not have come to Bévarasp and Frastyak, the accursed evil spirit would then have given that dominion unto Aeshm?; (36) and when it would have come unto Aeshm,, it would not have been possible to take z¢ away from him till the resurrection avd future existence, (37) for this reason, because he has no bodily existence *, 38. ‘And the advantage from Frédfn ‘ was this, (39) such as the vanquishing axd binding of Az-t Dahak, the Bévardsp*, who was so grievously sinful. 40. And, again too, many demons of Mazendar ® were smitten by him, and expelled from the region of Khvantras’.° _ 41. ‘And the advantage from Mandsé&thar® was this, (42, 43) that, in revenge for Afrt#, who was his grandfather, Salm and Tag weve kept back by him from disturbing the world®. 44. From the land of 1 See Chap. VIII, 29. * The demon of wrath (see Chap. II, 115). 5 And would, therefore, have continued to live and reign till the resurrection. 4 See Chap. VIII, 27. He is said to have reigned for five hundred years (see Bd. XXXIV, 6), but this period includes the lives of ten generations of his descendants who did not reign (see Bd. XXXI, 14). 5 He is said to have been confined in Mount Dimévand (see Bd. XXIX, 9). © See § 20.
24 See Chap. VIII, 27. He is said to have reigned for five hundred years (see Bd. XXXIV, 6), but this period includes the lives of ten generations of his descendants who did not reign (see Bd. XXXI, 14). 5 He is said to have been confined in Mount Dimévand (see Bd. XXIX, 9). © See § 20. 7 The central region of the earth, containing all the countries best known to the Iranians, and supposed to be as large as the six outer regions united (see Bd. XI, 2-6). ® The successor of Fréd(n, who reigned one hundred and twenty years (see Bd. XXXIV, 6). He was a descendant, in the tenth generation, from Afri&, one of the sons of FrédQin, who had been slain by his brothers Salm and Tig (see Bd. XXXI, 9-14). ® Lrg has ‘that he slew Salm and Tag, who were his great- 62 DiNA-? MAtNOG-1 KHIRAD. Padashkhvargar! unto the beginning of Digaké’, such as Frdstyak § had taken, by treaty (padm4n6)* he seized back from Frasty&k, and brought z¢ into the possession of the countries of Iran. And as to the enlargement of the sea of K4nsatf®, such as FréstyAk supplied, he also expelled the water from it. 45. ‘And the advantage from Kat-Kavad® was uncles, in revenge for Afri#, and kept ¢hem back from disturbing the world.’ * The mountainous region in Taparistén and Gildan, -south of the Caspian (see Bd. XII, 17). 2 Lig has ‘hell.’ This Dagaké may possibly be meant for the Duzaké of Vend. I, 34, of which Vaékereta was the chief settlement, and this latter is identified with KavQl (Kabul) by the Pahlavi translators. The name can also be read Gangaké, which might be identified with Canzaca, but this would not correspond so well with the legend, alluded to in the text, which relates how Mantsihar, having shut himself up in the impregnable fortress of Amul in Taparistén, could not be conquered by Frasiyaék, who was compelled to come to terms, whereby all the country within an arrow-shot east of Mount Dimavand should remain subject to Manfiséthar. The arrow was shot and kept on its flight from dawn till noon, when it fell on the bank of the Oxus, which river was thenceforward considered the frontier of the Iranians. This frontier would fully include all the territory between Taparistén and Kabul mentioned in the text. In Bd. XXXI, 21 the success of M&nfissthar is attributed to some dispute between Frastyak and his brother, Aghrérad. . 5 See Chap. VII], 29 n. * Lrg has ‘such as was made the portion (padm4n6) of Frastyak.’ 5 Called Kyansth in Bd. XIII, 16, XX, 34, where it is stated that it was formerly fresh, but latterly salt, and that Frastyak diverted many rivers and streams into it. It is the brackish lake and swamp now called HAmfin, ‘the desert,’ or Zarah, ‘the sea,’ in Sistén. In the Avesta it is called K&su, and the future apostles of the Mazda-worshipping faith are expected to be born on its shores. 6 Av. Kavi Kavata, the Kat-Qubad of the Shahn4mah. He CHAPTER XXVII, 45-54. 63
3In the Avesta it is called K&su, and the future apostles of the Mazda-worshipping faith are expected to be born on its shores. 6 Av. Kavi Kavata, the Kat-Qubad of the Shahn4mah. He CHAPTER XXVII, 45-54. 63 this, (46) that he became a thanksgiver unto the sacred beings. 47. Dominion, also, was well exercised by him, (48) avd the family and race of the Kay4ns proceeded again from him. 49. ‘And the advantage from Sahm]! was [this], (50) that the serpent Srévar? and the wolf Kapid®, which they also call Péhinéd‘, the watery demon Gandarep®, the bird Kamak®*, and the deluding demon weve slain by him. 51. And he also performed many other great and valuable actions, (52) and kept back much disturbance from the world, (53) as éo which, when one of those disturbances, in particular, should have remained behind, it would not have been possible to produce the resurrection and future existence. 54. ‘And the advantage from K4i-Us" was this, was the founder of the Kay4n dynasty, and reigned fifteen years (see Bd. XXXI, 24, 25, XXXIV, 7). 1 The brackets indicate the end of the passage taken from TD2 and the Pazand version, in consequence of the nine folios containing Chaps. XIV, 1-XXVII, 49 being lost from K43. From this point the translation follows the text of K43. Sahm (Av. Sma) was the family name of the hero Keresdsp (see Fravardin Yt. 61, 136), who was a son of Thrita the SAman (see Yas. IX, 30, 31). For the legends relating to him, see SBE, vol. xviii, pp. 369- 382. His name is written Sim in Pazand. * Av. azi srvara (see Yas. IX, 34-39, ZamyAd Yt. 40). * Or ‘the blue wolf;’ not yet identified in the Avesta. * Darmesteter (SBE, vol. xxiii, p. 295, note 4) identifies this name with Pathana of Zamyad Yt. 41, which seems to mean “highwayman ;’ but this identification appears to depend merely on similarity of sound. ° Av. Gandarewa of Abén Yt. 38, Ram Yt. 28, Zamy4d Yt. 41. ° A gigantic bird mentioned in the Persian Rivayats as overshadowing the earth and keeping off the rain, while it ate up men and animals like grains of corn, until Keresdsp killed it with arrows shot continuously for seven days and nights. 7 See Chap. VIII, 27n. He was a grandson of Kai-Kavad, 64 pinA-f mMainéc-f KHIRAD. (55) as Styavakhsh! was produced from his body. 56. Many other actions also proceeded from him, 57. ‘And the advantage from Siyavakhsh was this, (58) such as the begetting of Kai-Khdsrét?, and the formation of Kangdez*. 59. ‘And the advantage from Kat-Khdsrét was this, (60) such as the slaying of Frasty4k‘, (61) the extirpation of the idol-temples which weve on the lake of Kéfast*, (62) and the management of Kangdez. 63. And 4e is able to do good through his assistance of the raising of the dead® dy the restorer of the dead, the triumphant Séshans’, which is in the future existence. 64. ‘And the advantage from Kat-Léharasp® was
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1Fourthly, when a goat (géspend) was not given by him to the demons in the character of an old man >. 34. ‘And the advantage from Az-t Dahdk, the 1 Lig has merely ‘shall mostly perish,’ in place of these last six words. 2 Lrg has ‘thirdly, this advantage, that.’ 5 Lig adds ‘ who is Aharman.’ * According to a legend preserved in the Persian RivAyats (see MHrto, fol. 52) Aharman, while kept as a charger by Takhmorup, induced the wife of the latter to ascertain from her husband whether he ever felt fear while riding the fiend, and, acting upon the information thus obtained, he threw the king from his back while descending from the Alburz mountains, and swallowed him. Information of this event was conveyed to Yim by the angel Srésh, who advised him to seek the fiend and propitiate him. Yim, accordingly, went into the wilderness singing, to attract Aharman, and, when the fiend appeared, Yim ingratiated himself into his favour and, taking advantage of an unguarded moment, he dragged Takhmorup out of the fiend’s entrails, and placed the corpse in a depository for the dead. In consequence of this feat his hand was attacked with leprosy, from which he suffered greatly until it was accidentally washed in bull’s urine, which healed it. This legend is related for the purpose of recommending the use of bull’s urine for purification of the body. 5 Or, perhaps, ‘as a substitute for an old man.’ This fourth advantage is found only in TD2, where the text is as follows: — ‘Kaharfim, amatas gdspend pavan goharik-i Pir val sédén 14 yehabfinté.’ CHAPTER XXVII, 29-44. 61 Bévardsp?, and the accursed Frasty4k of Tar?! was this, (35) that, if the dominion should not have come to Bévarasp and Frastyak, the accursed evil spirit would then have given that dominion unto Aeshm?; (36) and when it would have come unto Aeshm,, it would not have been possible to take z¢ away from him till the resurrection avd future existence, (37) for this reason, because he has no bodily existence *, 38. ‘And the advantage from Frédfn ‘ was this, (39) such as the vanquishing axd binding of Az-t Dahak, the Bévardsp*, who was so grievously sinful. 40. And, again too, many demons of Mazendar ® were smitten by him, and expelled from the region of Khvantras’.° _ 41. ‘And the advantage from Mandsé&thar® was this, (42, 43) that, in revenge for Afrt#, who was his grandfather, Salm and Tag weve kept back by him from disturbing the world®. 44. From the land of 1 See Chap. VIII, 29. * The demon of wrath (see Chap. II, 115). 5 And would, therefore, have continued to live and reign till the resurrection. 4 See Chap. VIII, 27. He is said to have reigned for five hundred years (see Bd. XXXIV, 6), but this period includes the lives of ten generations of his descendants who did not reign (see Bd. XXXI, 14). 5 He is said to have been confined in Mount Dimévand (see Bd. XXIX, 9). © See § 20.
24 See Chap. VIII, 27. He is said to have reigned for five hundred years (see Bd. XXXIV, 6), but this period includes the lives of ten generations of his descendants who did not reign (see Bd. XXXI, 14). 5 He is said to have been confined in Mount Dimévand (see Bd. XXIX, 9). © See § 20. 7 The central region of the earth, containing all the countries best known to the Iranians, and supposed to be as large as the six outer regions united (see Bd. XI, 2-6). ® The successor of Fréd(n, who reigned one hundred and twenty years (see Bd. XXXIV, 6). He was a descendant, in the tenth generation, from Afri&, one of the sons of FrédQin, who had been slain by his brothers Salm and Tig (see Bd. XXXI, 9-14). ® Lrg has ‘that he slew Salm and Tag, who were his great- 62 DiNA-? MAtNOG-1 KHIRAD. Padashkhvargar! unto the beginning of Digaké’, such as Frdstyak § had taken, by treaty (padm4n6)* he seized back from Frasty&k, and brought z¢ into the possession of the countries of Iran. And as to the enlargement of the sea of K4nsatf®, such as FréstyAk supplied, he also expelled the water from it. 45. ‘And the advantage from Kat-Kavad® was uncles, in revenge for Afri#, and kept ¢hem back from disturbing the world.’ * The mountainous region in Taparistén and Gildan, -south of the Caspian (see Bd. XII, 17). 2 Lig has ‘hell.’ This Dagaké may possibly be meant for the Duzaké of Vend. I, 34, of which Vaékereta was the chief settlement, and this latter is identified with KavQl (Kabul) by the Pahlavi translators. The name can also be read Gangaké, which might be identified with Canzaca, but this would not correspond so well with the legend, alluded to in the text, which relates how Mantsihar, having shut himself up in the impregnable fortress of Amul in Taparistén, could not be conquered by Frasiyaék, who was compelled to come to terms, whereby all the country within an arrow-shot east of Mount Dimavand should remain subject to Manfiséthar. The arrow was shot and kept on its flight from dawn till noon, when it fell on the bank of the Oxus, which river was thenceforward considered the frontier of the Iranians. This frontier would fully include all the territory between Taparistén and Kabul mentioned in the text. In Bd. XXXI, 21 the success of M&nfissthar is attributed to some dispute between Frastyak and his brother, Aghrérad. . 5 See Chap. VII], 29 n. * Lrg has ‘such as was made the portion (padm4n6) of Frastyak.’ 5 Called Kyansth in Bd. XIII, 16, XX, 34, where it is stated that it was formerly fresh, but latterly salt, and that Frastyak diverted many rivers and streams into it. It is the brackish lake and swamp now called HAmfin, ‘the desert,’ or Zarah, ‘the sea,’ in Sistén. In the Avesta it is called K&su, and the future apostles of the Mazda-worshipping faith are expected to be born on its shores. 6 Av. Kavi Kavata, the Kat-Qubad of the Shahn4mah. He CHAPTER XXVII, 45-54. 63
3In the Avesta it is called K&su, and the future apostles of the Mazda-worshipping faith are expected to be born on its shores. 6 Av. Kavi Kavata, the Kat-Qubad of the Shahn4mah. He CHAPTER XXVII, 45-54. 63 this, (46) that he became a thanksgiver unto the sacred beings. 47. Dominion, also, was well exercised by him, (48) avd the family and race of the Kay4ns proceeded again from him. 49. ‘And the advantage from Sahm]! was [this], (50) that the serpent Srévar? and the wolf Kapid®, which they also call Péhinéd‘, the watery demon Gandarep®, the bird Kamak®*, and the deluding demon weve slain by him. 51. And he also performed many other great and valuable actions, (52) and kept back much disturbance from the world, (53) as éo which, when one of those disturbances, in particular, should have remained behind, it would not have been possible to produce the resurrection and future existence. 54. ‘And the advantage from K4i-Us" was this, was the founder of the Kay4n dynasty, and reigned fifteen years (see Bd. XXXI, 24, 25, XXXIV, 7). 1 The brackets indicate the end of the passage taken from TD2 and the Pazand version, in consequence of the nine folios containing Chaps. XIV, 1-XXVII, 49 being lost from K43. From this point the translation follows the text of K43. Sahm (Av. Sma) was the family name of the hero Keresdsp (see Fravardin Yt. 61, 136), who was a son of Thrita the SAman (see Yas. IX, 30, 31). For the legends relating to him, see SBE, vol. xviii, pp. 369- 382. His name is written Sim in Pazand. * Av. azi srvara (see Yas. IX, 34-39, ZamyAd Yt. 40). * Or ‘the blue wolf;’ not yet identified in the Avesta. * Darmesteter (SBE, vol. xxiii, p. 295, note 4) identifies this name with Pathana of Zamyad Yt. 41, which seems to mean “highwayman ;’ but this identification appears to depend merely on similarity of sound. ° Av. Gandarewa of Abén Yt. 38, Ram Yt. 28, Zamy4d Yt. 41. ° A gigantic bird mentioned in the Persian Rivayats as overshadowing the earth and keeping off the rain, while it ate up men and animals like grains of corn, until Keresdsp killed it with arrows shot continuously for seven days and nights. 7 See Chap. VIII, 27n. He was a grandson of Kai-Kavad, 64 pinA-f mMainéc-f KHIRAD. (55) as Styavakhsh! was produced from his body. 56. Many other actions also proceeded from him, 57. ‘And the advantage from Siyavakhsh was this, (58) such as the begetting of Kai-Khdsrét?, and the formation of Kangdez*. 59. ‘And the advantage from Kat-Khdsrét was this, (60) such as the slaying of Frasty4k‘, (61) the extirpation of the idol-temples which weve on the lake of Kéfast*, (62) and the management of Kangdez. 63. And 4e is able to do good through his assistance of the raising of the dead® dy the restorer of the dead, the triumphant Séshans’, which is in the future existence. 64. ‘And the advantage from Kat-Léharasp® was
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