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

good mind according to the reverential-recognition (or ‘reward(?)’) of Vohiman, [the reverential*-recognition* (or ‘reward(?)’) of the pious which is (or ‘may become’) mine (ours)|. “Or ‘in so far he (or ‘it’) ds from A.’ (so without ‘as’), “ Ner.’s instrumental is difficult.

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-samadhdnari asamadhaninah*, [kila tasya’pi yah* durgatiman ‘samAdhanam yat kirhchit* asti Hormijdat], (c) Hormijdardjyai samacharadbhih* asmabhyaii dehi, Hormijda, (d) pacubhir™ viraih, [kila, ye no paguvirah* (?) rakshari kurvanti] asmAkath vriddhidanarn uttamaya bhaktya, [kila, sadacharinyai bhaktaye vayam*? asmah], (e) susainyatai* Gvahmanena [asmabhyarh dehi].

")J.* bhir, *° J, J.4 vayam; see Pahl. zim,

Ner. transl. He, be* he* who* he* may*, is to be treated with kindly attention with our good mind, [that is, he is to be affected* (or ‘filled’) with joy| (b) who through (or ‘to’) our satisfaction has produced the completed* (or ‘renewed’) welfare of* the* impious*, [i.e., for him even who is wicked there is a happy settlement (or ‘renewed welfare ") when the matter is from Hormijda]; (c) do Thou therefore, O Hormijda, grant the Hormijda-kingdom to us the toilers (d) together with (or ‘with reference to ’) flocks* and men, [that is, to those toilers who are providing protection for* our flocks and men, and give us the gift of prosperity (e) through (or ‘as regards’) the highest (or ‘best portion’ (or ‘devotion*’(?)), [i. €. give this to us, we who are for the righteous and for the good portion or for devotion*’ (?); give us] successful* warfare* (or ‘equipment (?)’) through Gvahmana, *! ‘concerned* about flocks and men’ (bahuy.).

Parsi-persian Ms. trit.

ds’) the highest (or ‘best portion’ (or ‘devotion*’(?)), [i. €. give this to us, we who are for the righteous and for the good portion or for devotion*’ (?); give us] successful* warfare* (or ‘equipment (?)’) through Gvahmana, *! ‘concerned* about flocks and men’ (bahuy.).

Parsi-persian Ms. trit. An ¢ 4 ma pah madad + néz + paki (sve loco baki) ¢ Bahman, har-kudim shadi, {kti, pah rémishni bib kardan] * (b) kiyash an ma pah rasamandi kardan asani [] na-Asani, [ka, fi ham ¢ darvand [hend = hdmind (sic)] Asani [] |hend=hend (sic) [chand[-i=-2], hast az Hormuzd] *; (c)pah &n 7 Hormuzd khudai varzidax* an ti dehi, Hormuzd, {[va'+ hamishah kar] *; (d) pah gdsfend |] mard panagi (?) ({kunam (?) = — (?)] [] makan*4+-mayan* [] kih afzuni-dehandah hastam, [ka chiz bih afzayam] #; (e) pah 4n¢ &(?) (=!Pahl. Vahdman) bandag-|-iha*=-shd (nék (space) bandag- [-iha*=-shd] ra 7 am hast] [] [nék zindagi = hit-zindaki] 1 pah Bahman [man dehi*]

Free tr. Thus in our Yasnas all we magnify Him,

Who in unbending might is named the Living,

Since with His Good Mind’s Order he hath set

Weal and the Deathless Life in his Dominion

To this land* giving the eternal* two. anamni (vel ‘andmani’(?)); vide Pahl. trl. ‘qui non-nominatus”, [i.e. cujus majestatem (ultra vim sermonis magnam et elatam) nemo nominare, i.e. plene describere possit]. *? vel ‘nobis in patria’; sunt qui stoi esse (infin,) vertant, *# vel din = dâm accus. infin.(?); pollicitus est (chdist(?)) dare S-tem et Inm-tem; sed fortasse sit din = dent: ‘dent® Ahura und cum Sua Sanctitate et Bona Mente Sal-tem et Im-tem in Suo Regno potentias-aeternas-duas’.

Pahl. text translit. Zak ¢ valman yazishnd lanman pavan bindak minishnih, hamishak masinishnd*! (b) mtin pavan zakai? shemih srfid? yekavimainéd4 khadai ¢ dinak’, (c) min avd valman Ashavahishté va® Vohtiman chashids, [aighash gift], (d) Khshatraver avd valman 7Haurvadad}d va8 Amerédadd (e) va® valman yekavimdnéd [Spendarmadd pavan dfikhtarih?}, man yehap. 11pinéd ttikhshishno* i tabanikiha, (zir1? i? patikiha). +). masishno. ? DJ. zak i. 8D, seems sravéds (?),’ or yedrunastd. *DJ. ins. i 'D. dinak or jimak. ° DJ. om. (2) va. ™M. ins. % ®DJ. om. (?). ® DJ. D. om. va. 1D, bentman. ** DJ. om. 1. 22D): seems zfir ft (?).

Pahl. transl. That One*! is to be worshipped*! (or ‘For* That One is our Yasna’--, see Ner.) with our* perfect mind, and He 7s ever to be magnified (b) who 7s renowned by another name as a king who is wise, (c) since* for* Him Ashavahisht and Vohtiman were taught (or ‘ who taught (or ‘declared’) A. and V. to that person’), [that is, for (or ‘by’ Him) it was said] (c) that to Khshatrayer, (i. e. to His Kingdom (gen.

He 7s ever to be magnified (b) who 7s renowned by another name as a king who is wise, (c) since* for* Him Ashavahisht and Vohtiman were taught (or ‘ who taught (or ‘declared’) A. and V. to that person’), [that is, for (or ‘by’ Him) it was said] (c) that to Khshatrayer, (i. e. to His Kingdom (gen. by position)) belonged for* Him (= hoi) Weal and Immortality, (e) and that as His (= héi, ahmai) stands [Spendarmad in the relation of daughter], who also bestows the energy of the powerful ones (or ‘which consists in powerful characteristics’), [the power of* the strong (or ‘which consists of the strong’)]. ** Aside from its original read ‘That which is our Yasna is to be offered with-+- etc., (c) to whom A. and V. were taught (or ‘who to that one declared A. and V. [i. e. by Him it was said --- (a) that Khsh. was for Him (or ‘for that one’)’, etc., (thus as ordinary language).

Ner.’s sansk. text. Tasya’smakar Ijisnaye* sathptirnamanasa sadai’va mahagih*(?) (b) yo ’nyandmataya*! Mahajiiani vikhyato ’sti Svami, (c) yo ’smai Acavahistarn* Gvahmanain cha Asvadayati [Acavahistam*, Agnimcha, Punyathcha, Gvahmanazh, Uttamamanah, Gath cha]; (d) Saharevaram asmai Avirdadam

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Verbatim trans}. [Ille amicus, frater, vel pater (vide infra) noster est, Ahura] qui ex-eo*! [i. e. propter has rationes in strophis praecedentibus allatas de] Daevas [Deis falsis daemonibus et de] alienos|-ienis] hominesque [-nibusque superbe* opinatus*-est (sic ad verbum), [id est, ille, O Mazda, talis est amicus qui eos contempserit], qui [dii et homines falsi] eum, [i.e. de illo contemptore* invicem] superbe* opinati-sint (sic ad verbum), [id est, qui eum contempserint], (c) [vere] alios [i.e. alii valde et longe* fuere hi Daevae et homines contemptores*] hoc*, [i. e. alii atque hic* vir sanctus fuere] qui ei, fi. e. de hoc viro Deorum falsorum contemptore*] perfecte*, [i. e. bene] opinabatur, [id est, longe alii atque hic vir qui eum contemptorem* falsorum deorum, etc. veneraretur, (d) hic Daevarum et hominum scelestorum contemp-

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Amirdadaricha*?, [Saharevaram rajyam, Avirdddaii udakar Amirdadarh vanaspatim]. (e) Tasmin saiitishthati datri adhyavasdyasya™ balishthasya [ghatita’si caktimatah*pranasya* vikraminah*, kila, prithiviputritaya** tasya sattishthati|.

#1 J.4 seems itya®; J.* atya®, or anya’. *? J.* ins. udakam* A.*, etc. *°J.° over, late.

Ner. transl.