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

Kikas and Karps will become sightless, (b) and thus it is toward* those when they give to them, [that is, when this thing is given to them as their own], whose is not a desire of authority (or ‘authoritative’) for life, [that is, in their own sovereignty the life of others is not desired by them]. (c) To that which is Thine let those two bear that one, [that is, let Haurvadad and Amerédad dear the priest to that which is Thine] into Vohiman’s, abode [in Garédman].

Ner.’s sansk. text. Anadgamanatvat* [anirikshaniya] bhavanti ye adarcakagcha'+* agrotaragcha santi, [yat asydrh Dinau na ’yanti, tato vastuni Svamino adargakah? agrotaragcha bhavanti]. (b) Evaticha te upari, ye dadante na jivitum svamitye svechchhaya, [kila, yesharn svamitve sati sviye, jivitarh keshdrchit? na rochate]. (c) Tvadiyanamm te dvitayarh haranti Uttamasya antah? sthane Manasah, {antar Garothmane Tvadiyandm Acharyanam dvitayar, AvirdidimAdmirdadim). *J.°,P.°ccha; C. adargya®. 7J.4(?),C. adarcya-. *so J.3,J.4,J*. J.3,J.4,P. dain; C. dim. °P.,C. dith.

Ner. transl. From their non-approach (or ‘not to be considered’*!) are they thus who are blind and deaf, [because they do not come into the Din, therefore in the matter of the Lord they are blind and deaf]; (b) so also these onwards, who gave (or ‘take’(?)) not life of their own will in their lordship, [that is, in their own existing lordship (or ‘while their own lordship exists’) the life of no one whomsoever pleases them], (c) these are carrying away* that pair of Thine who then abide within the place of the Best Mind, [that is, the pair, Avirdadi* and Amirdadi* who then dwell within the Garothmana of Thy teachers]. ** Altern. trl.

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Trlit. Hamem tad(t) vahistadchid(t) yé ushuruyé [= ushyurvé] schyaschid(t)

dahmahya. Khshayas, Mazda Ahura, yehya ma aithiSchid(t) dvaétha, Hyad(t) aénanhé dregvaté, ée 4 [= éna or Aonha] nti is(k)yenig [= ishiyénig(?)] anhaya.

Verbatim transl. Omne hoc [venit] ab [illo] optimo-etiam (vel quicunque sit) qui [ad] intelligentiae [-tiam] latae [-tam creandam] docens etiam [sit* (vel doceas(?) etiam)] pii [vel sacrificii*], (b) dominans ({vel fortasse °yas = °y6 (?) = dominabaris (?), vel domineris]), Mazda Ahura, cujus fi. e. in eam rem quae] mea oppressio-etiam (vel-quaecunque sit (=— chid(t)), [et in eam rem quae mea} dubitatio [i. e. res dubia sit], (c) quoniam [ad] damno [-num] scelesti [maledictiones ex] ore nunc (?) emittendas (vel optandas*) facio-ut-jaciant.

Pahl. text translit.

is]), Mazda Ahura, cujus fi. e. in eam rem quae] mea oppressio-etiam (vel-quaecunque sit (=— chid(t)), [et in eam rem quae mea} dubitatio [i. e. res dubia sit], (c) quoniam [ad] damno [-num] scelesti [maledictiones ex] ore nunc (?) emittendas (vel optandas*) facio-ut-jaciant.

Pahl. text translit. 1Ham aétind chigtind pahlim pavan farakhd hashth [pavan danak* hishih], 2Amikhtishnd* zak i? dAhmihat [i véh mardiha], (b) pavan padakhshahth* { Atharmazd, amat [pavan zak ¢ valman® daman6], zak i li havisht} ashkarako yehevinéd zak 1° pavan gfimanikih’. (c) Amat kinan6’ darvandan, [aigh, vinaskarand padafras vadinafid], valman? pémman khwastar, [mtin® Avestak’® va? Zand yemaleltinéd], arjanikih, [aighash mozd yehabind].

*See P. 2DJ., Mf. om. va. *Mf.om.i. #soD., Mf.; others shalitath, ®DJ. avo. ® DJ. ins. i, 7DJ. seems gum°(?), ®DJ., D. kindan. ® DJ. aigh. 1°D., Mf. Avéstak.

Pahl. trl. All (read hamdék(?)) is thus as the best (for, ‘Thus equally (ham) excellent 7s’]) in its broad intelligence [in its learned intelligence] the

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Free tr. All this is from that best one, teaching for wider light to the pious, A sovereign, O Mazda the Lord, o’er what brings me grief and my doubtings, When now for the harm of the evil, darts cast from the tongue I am hurling.

teaching of the pious, [that is, of good men] (b) in the sovereignty of Atharmazd, when [in his time] that which was my disciple’s opinion becomes clear, that which was in doubt. (c) When the wicked are delivered to avengings (or poss. ‘when there is one hating the wicked’), [that is, when they shall inflict chastisement upon the sinners], then to him who is prayerful of mouth [who utters the Avesta and Zand] shall 6e merit, {i. e. to him they give a reward].

Ner.’s sansk. text. Sarvazh tat utkrishtataram, yat prithulachaitanyena gikshapanar* (sic) uttaménam (b) parthivatve Mahajfidninah Svaminah, yatha madiyanam prakatayate satidigdhah, [cishyanarh me]. (c) Yo! dveshi durgatinath, sa dnanena fpsayita anurdpar, [kila, yo! papakarmindim nigraham kurute, sa Avistaavistaarthathcha* vakti, prasddaricha labhate]. * So J.3, J."

Ner. transl. All this is the more (most) excellent, which is the instruction* of the highest, (that is, ‘of the good’) with wide intelligence (b) in (or ‘under’) the authority of the Great Wise One, the Lord, teaching how the doubt of my people [of my disciples] is made clear.

ate]. * So J.3, J."

Ner. transl. All this is the more (most) excellent, which is the instruction* of the highest, (that is, ‘of the good’) with wide intelligence (b) in (or ‘under’) the authority of the Great Wise One, the Lord, teaching how the doubt of my people [of my disciples] is made clear. (c) He who is the hater of the sinners is praying with’ his mouth (or ‘voice’) for the fitting, (or ‘deserved’) recompense (or ‘reward’), [that is, he who effects the punishment of the sinners, utters the Avista and Avista-interpretation, and acquires a reward]. i Parsi-persian Ms. Ham édtin chin ashé (sic) pah faraékh htishih, [pah [] [danayan = ddndgan\ []] amikhtan 4n ¢ veh [] [ham = ach?] [¢ veh mardh (so)], (b) pavan (sic) patikhshahi* ¢ Ormuzd*, kih [pah an 7 ti zaman] 4n @ man shak(g)ird + ya‘ni + man -+ Din + 7@ Zaratusht + kabil (?) + kunandagan (?)! Ashkérah bashad an 7 pah guman [péda bashad = pédé béd] % (c) kih kinah 4n darwandan, (ka, wanahkaran* padafrah kunand], & ¢ dahan khwistir, [kih Awesté u Zand gfiyad] laik (layik (?)) [kfish badal dehad] s 1 It seems kunand yakan (?).

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Free tr. Thus will* he act as with those which were laws of the world primeval ; Deeds most just he will do, for the wicked, as for the righteous; Frauds of the one he will* reach, and what seemeth right in the other.

Verbatim transl. Sicut his sic faciet [his] quae leges mundi {fuere] prioris (b) Magister facta justissima scelesto [in-scelestum, ut etiam] sancto [insanctum], (¢) cujusque [i.e. alius peccata] attingit [i.e. attinget] fraudulentis [poena, sed praemio ea facta attinget] quae(que) illi-ipsi (ad) recta [videantur ab alio, hoc est a sancto, facta]. (The transliteration is again purposely omitted).

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Pahl. text translit. ‘Zak ?pavan nikirishnd aétind varzishnd miin dads ahvand i3 frattiim [afash pédakiht Gasanikih, aigh, bara nikirishnd® mindavam?2 hamai® pavan Gasdanikih kdnishn6}. (b) Pavan valman { radd kanishnd rAzinishnd [pavan Dastébar] mtin’ darvand [afash], aharibé [yezbemanéd yehevunds:, va’ miinich ahardbé afash aharibétar yezbemtinéd yeheviindd], (c) va® mfinich2+10 valman i? avo"! ham mad yekaviminéd, zak ¢ kadba!2, manich valman?® zak 43 avejak6 [aigh® ham-hastanik]. + See P. 2DJ. ins. i. ° DJ. om. * D., Mf. dak; DJ. th struck out. *D. ins. va. ®so DJ.; K.5 Ak. 7 Mf. min. * D. °tand; DJ. °ando. 9DJ., D. om. ya. 7° D. avd valman; Mf. valman avo. ™ D. om. D. ins. va. 18 DJ. avo later.

Pahl. transl. That in* observation* (that is, ‘as one* observes’) is thus to be practised which is the law*! of* the first (the primeval) world [also according to it zs the revelation, the Gathic doctrine, that is, it is to be thoroughly observed, and a matter (or ‘beside consideration a matter’) is always to be completed according to the Gathic doctrine].