Sacred Books of the East, Vol. 31 — The Zend-Avesta, Part III / Yasna & Gathas (Mills, page scans)

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Verbatim trl., etc. Ad-studium-enixum-(pro-causa-Vestra-sancta) me excitavi (18t sg. pf. med.*(?) ar) enim ([‘ vel in-studio-enixo (loc.) [excitabor]]) a Vobis ({vel, et fortasse melius ‘secundum Vestrum (mandatum) et gratia Vestra adjutus’}), O Mazda, [per] Sanctitate [-tem*!], O Ahura, ([fortasse, O di (O vos di duo(?))|) (b) quum [ad] Vestro[-trum]-rationis-verbi-pronuntiatori*|-torem] propitii-acceditis [i.e. ei Vos-ipsos-amicos-praestate| (c) aspecto, [i. e. (cum auxilio) diu promisso et ex eo evidenter exspectato] manifesto, [i. e. a Vobis nobis coram omnibus ad contentionem nostram aperte defendendam et probandam allato], auxilio (d) [et] manu-ipsa misso, quo [auxilio nobis a se allato] nos [ille verbi pronuntiator] in-gloria[-iam vel in prosperitatem spiritalem* et mundialem)]| ponat [vel instituat]. *+ yel ‘O Asha!’.

Pahl. text translit. Amat bindak pavan zak i Lektim tarsagahih (for °akasih)! [homanani?], Atharmazd, [aigham® tarsagahiht i Lektim bindak kardé hodmanad6*], (b) amat® pavan zak it Lekim Mansar yezrtinishnih hé-ravakhmaninéd’, [aigh, amaté’ Dind* i Lektim ribak vadinani®, am pavan ramishno ghal vadtnyén’?]. (c) Afam madam" nikézid dshkarak6 aiyydrih!2 (d) pavan | tiband khvahishnih, [aigham pavan tiband aiyyarih vaddnyén1’] min avé'4 lanman'#+> khyarih'* yehabtini-ait!4, + DJ., D. seem °agaih (or ‘gaish’ (?)). 2 so the most; M., D. hémanand. ?P. om. am. ‘so DJ., M. ®so DJ.; D. hémand. *DJ., D., and P.am. 7soP.(?), D., M. °minéd; Sp.°manéd; DJ. °manéd (corr. to °*maninéd (?)). ®P. om. ?DJ., D. aiid. *° D, nad. + DJ., D., P. om. 14. see P. D, naid. “*D.,P. om. *P. —

Pahl. tri., etc. When I shall be perfect in reverencing You, 0 Atharmazd, [that is, when Your worship shall be performed by me perfectly], (b) since ye cause mental rejoicing to (or ‘through’) him who is the one bearing-on (or ‘for’, or ‘through’ that which is the bearing-on) of Your Manthra, [that is, when I shall make Your Religion progressive, then do Thou —

L, 4, 5: 381

ham [] [yazam az i ¢ = yazam min valman 7] khwAstar [[Sawab hast = Ahldish* hast], ka, kar u kirfah khwahad] ash — an rah, [kash andar an rah 7 frarfn (sic) el [ayand (?) = ésténd]]*% (d) Zahir & 7 sakhawat [[dehi = ddbain], Hormuzd,] kih andar Gardtman [] [ash giyam = ash srdyam], (kt, yazishn é i (vel 6) zahir kunam] %

Free ir. Aye, ready stand we* for Your Service, Mazda,
Since friendliest Your prophet’s toil Ye further
With open help, expected, seen of all men,
And thus to Glory* doth that prophet lead. (# Or ‘to welfare’ (2))

(or ‘they (as representing You) do’) that for a joy to me].

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Free ir. Aye, ready stand we* for Your Service, Mazda,
Since friendliest Your prophet’s toil Ye further
With open help, expected, seen of all men,
And thus to Glory* doth that prophet lead. (# Or ‘to welfare’ (2))

(or ‘they (as representing You) do’) that for a joy to me]. (c) And give Ye observed and visible help to me (or, ‘nikezéd, do Ye*! also look for (or ‘propose’) for me a visible help’) (d) for (or ‘through’) a mighty prayer, [that is, do Thou (or ‘may they do’) this (on your behalf) for me through a powerful friendship], one through which glory, (or ‘ welfare’) is (or ‘may be’) given to us.

Ner.’s sank. text. Saripdirnai! yat Yushmakaim bhaktirh karomi, Svamin, [kila, bhaktigilatarh Yushmakarh sathpdrnam kurvann asmi], (b) sarve yat tat* Avistavani Tava vatichhayet* pramodena harshena, [kila, Dineh?|-im] Tava pravartamanam karomi, sarve yat* Anandarh kurvanti], (c) asmakazh upari alokayet*, prakatatém ekavelarm3 kuru. (d) Yat* arogyatath* samihe [tat* arogyasahayatam kuru]. Yat* asmakath cubham dehi. **J.* manasa. ?J., J.4, J.* °es. Abel eae nies

Ner. transl. Sinée (or ‘When’) I am fulfilling devotion* towards You completely, O Lord, [that is, since I am exercising the devotion of my nature toward* You, and with completeness], (b) and since all my fellowworshippers are effecting* that which Thy Avista-word desires, and with joyous delight, [that is, s‘nce I am effecting the advance of Thy Din when all are producing delight], (c) then let them (or ‘one’) look over us (for ‘let them (or ‘let one’) pay attention for our sakes’]), and produce Thou this manifested power (or ‘influence’) once for us. (d) Because [ am praying for strength (or ‘absence of disease*’) [do Thou therefore effect for me that friendship which has been (or ‘which renders’ one) exempt from weakness]. That which is our glory (or ‘welfare’) do Thou bestow.

Parsi-persian Ms. Kih pur pah &n ¢ Shuma, bandagi [hend (?)], Hormuzd, [kt [] bandagi? Shuma bundah kard hast(?)], (b) [] [ma-ra= am] pah an ¢ Shuma Manth(h)rah (sic) sitadan khdshi-khwahishn (?), [kt [] Din ¢ Shuma rawa kunad (?), ma-ra pah ramishn 6 (vel ‘i’ (?)) kunad (?)] 4 (c) Ma-ra awar Agah-kunénd (sic) zAhir yari [kunad = vagtnéd*), (d) pah tuwan khwéhishn, [kim pah tuwdn yarit kunand], kih {] ma [] [ra neki deh (?) = rd@ naduki* dabin] *

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Trlit. (b) Urvathéd [= vratho*| Asha nemanha Zarathustrd (c) Data khrateus hiz{u]vé raithim [= °iyam*] stoi [= sté]--

Verbatim trl., etc. Qui [in] sacro Rationis-verbo [pronuntiando] vocem {suam], O Mazda, fert, [i.e. attollit], (b) amicus [noster per] Sanctitate[-tem], et laude[-dem], Zarathushtra, (c) [ille] dator* intelligentiae [dans] linguae directionem (?), [i.e.

us hiz{u]vé raithim [= °iyam*] stoi [= sté]--

Verbatim trl., etc. Qui [in] sacro Rationis-verbo [pronuntiando] vocem {suam], O Mazda, fert, [i.e. attollit], (b) amicus [noster per] Sanctitate[-tem], et laude[-dem], Zarathushtra, (c) [ille] dator* intelligentiae [dans] linguae directionem (?), [i.e. ut auriga in cursu spiritali et in certamine animae aurigans|, ([vel [monstrans] viam*(?)-per-linguam-designatam]) pro-[vel in]-patria*? [nostra], (d) [id est] mei [mea] instituta [de justitia et cultu etiam] Bona enuntiet fet patriam nostram doceat] Mente! * Vel ‘leges’. #2 sunt qui ‘esse (infin.)’ reddant.

Pahl. text translit. Amat pavan Mansar gobishnd yedrind!, Atharmazd, [aigh, Yazishnd vadtinaiid], (b)? va? désté [i Yazadan i véhand4], Aharayth niyayishn® giftars, [aigh avo kar va kirfako franimam, miin®] Zaratishtd [h6manam|, (c) yehabiinai-am khirad8’ hazvand, ras’ astishnih, [farhakhtih®], (d) mtn avo lit? drayishné, [aigh, havishtih i livadinyén‘], ash zak t pavanVohtimand Amikhtishno (sic) yeheviinéd. 1D. nad. °D.ins. aigh. *DJ.,P. ‘so DJ.; D. va(?) shapiran, ® see P. 6° Mf. amat. 7 D.* ins. va. ° D., P. rakhik. 9 DJ.; others farhakh®. 7° D. om.

Pahl. trl., etc. When they utter words in the Manthra, O Adharmazd, [that is, when they shall celebrate the Service], (b) [and when I also who am] Zaratisht, their* friend, am uttering* the praise [of the good Yazads,] and of*! Aharayih, [that is, when I am offering worship for (or ‘in’) the per- JSormance of duty and good works] (c) do Thou then grant me the tongue (that is, ‘the speech’) of wisdom, and a station (or ‘firm footing’) upon cts path, [i. e. grant me perfection*], (d) and also him by whom my orderly arrangement zs to be effected*, [that is, may’st Thou (or ‘may they, such beoasyy ya “RPI say bsyay -¢b ‘ye 7. Text. ANIM DCEDA MD 40999496 yas Lp pq dete Bene ~ $93 39}496 ayrbl eye -spsinss .su96.96 HOVINrY aweouwss ay asgeynG sv Gah 159889419 ae Oy ree 333

Free tr. And may, O Lord, that prophet’s voice give succour,

His, Zarathushtra’s, friend* in praise and justice,

Giver of wisdom, guiding land and people,

My regulations let him ever teach! persons’) effect a discipleship for me], for his, that is, to such an one is the teaching which is by Vohiman. *1 Perhaps, ‘O A.’

Ner.’s sansk. text. Yat tat* Avistavanim, Svamin, kuru [yat*! Aste*? 4radhanaih(or-narh|karomi] (b)mitratarh[dadérasya* [lege daditur*(?)]] punyasya[rakshah] namaskritin karomi, [kila yat karyara punyasya, susamriddho *ham] Jarathugtro**|bhavami]. (c)Dadami buddhith jihvay4+ [or-‘aya’] margasya sarsthitim. Asti [prakrishtahadasya’ (so, hardly for-tatayah* ?)]. (d) Yat* ayarh samarachand* [?-narh (?)] mama [cishyandrh kuru]. Tat* Bahmanasya cishydii [meaning cikshath] dehi. +J.4, P.; 5.8 yas; ©. yata. 2J.4 ste; J. te (yas te, but see aigh). 8 J.4 "asya. * J.* vaya. © so’ all.

Ner. trl., etc.