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14. These, too, namely, when any one, through an assault, produces, for any other, stupefaction, swelling, or leanness, blackness‘, or paleness, shortness, or tallness, want of intelligence, much eating, little eating, or moderate eating, indolence, or diligence, or dulness of hearing; or he wishes to speak some words, and they strike him in return; or one altogether diminishes azy one’s speech, sight, or hearing, 1 Or, perhaps, khv4yisnd (compare Pers. ‘hAyfdan) may mean ‘biting.’ 2 The last four terms are, in Pahlavi: skénisnd, khdrdd kardané, tashtdand, and khfisfnfdand. ® The mar-gané (Av. khrafstraghna), we are told in Pahl. Vend. XVIII, 6,‘may be made of anything, du¢ a leathern one is good’ (see also Bd. XXVIII, 22). Intended as a snake-killer, it was misused as a scourge for human beings. * Assuming that vésih, ‘excess,’ is a miswriting of siyahfh. CHAPTER XVIII, 2—XIX, I. 43 wisdom, strength, ov semen, milk, or pregnancy; or when one destroys the spleen (sfur) or milk of females, or, in revenge (gtfar), kills zs son outright; ox when they would inflict a wound upon a wound, and one’s blood goes streaming forth. 5. Also about an assault with one, two, or three weapons, or more, in conjunction ; or they may commit z¢ on the spot, or in confederacy, or as a first offence’. 6, About the measure of a wound when a two-edged sword (débarak6) plunges down, the area (sar4f), walls, and surroundings, and the shape which is plunged ; that whch is hacked, or cleft, or mutilated, or a torrent of blood streaming ; the affliction (vamang) of the furious serpent-scourge (m4rvan6)’, and the length, glitter, and weight of the weapon. 7. The ritual for the departure of a wound and the departure of pain, watching over z¢ for the duration of three nights ov a year, zfs greater wretchedness or less wretchedness, z¢s cure (spdérikih) or incurableness, and whatever is on the same subject. 8. Trivial enumerations, and decisions upon each separately. CuapTrer XIX. Nikédim Nask. 1. The fourth section, which is also called the law of the HamémAlist4n (‘accuser’s code’), contains particulars about accusation, and about the false 1 These three modes are expressed by Paz. ithrih; hidhih, and apavarAvarstih, which stand evidently for the original Avesta words ithra, hadha, and apaurvavarsta (see Chap. XXI, 6). 3 See § 2. 44 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. accusation éy any one, regarding any other, as to witchcraft, destroying a righteous man}, theft, plunder, injuring the existence, minor injury? as regards several particular things, taking up a weapon, threatening with it’, assault, tumult‘, incarcerating’, false teaching, fettering. making dejected (nigdind), giving no food, falsehood, speaking with wizard’s spells, or with threats of danger, abstracting ? Pahl. aharfbokih (=Av. ashavagha) must not be confounded with aharbdth, ‘righteousness,’ for which ahar4yth is more commonly used.
2making dejected (nigdind), giving no food, falsehood, speaking with wizard’s spells, or with threats of danger, abstracting ? Pahl. aharfbokih (=Av. ashavagha) must not be confounded with aharbdth, ‘righteousness,’ for which ahar4yth is more commonly used. * These two kinds of injury, usually written baié6d6k-z€d6 and kaityék-gad6 in the Dinkard, are mentioned in Farh. Otm, pp. 32, 1. 8-34, 1. 2, as follows :—‘ Av. baodhagad=Pahl. b6d6-z&d and Av. baodh6-varstahé=Pahl. béd6k-varst are as if were “‘ observantly assaulted,” and ome mentions ‘hem most about the assault and injury of anything which is noticeable. Through falsehood other noticeable sin is small, and is subdued through being devoid of an injurer, as the assault and injury of anything through wear is a small sin. K&ityé-ged is a sin for mankind, which is a degree of Béd6k-zéd, dut less; so also the decree (dastinak) is different from Béd6k-varst. The principal Béd6k-zéd, that of animals with observance, the B6d6k-zéd through wear, and the Kaityék-zéd sin towards people are sins which are hamém4lan (“affecting accusers”). The dissipating weapon for sin dissipates the sinfulness of the other sin, which is called ribantk (‘‘ affecting the soul”’).’ 5 These two terms are 4géreptd and avéfristd (Av. 4gereptem and avaoiristem) which are thus described in Farh. Oim, p- 36, ll. 4-6: ‘dgerept, “seized,” is that when they shall take up a weapon for smiting an innocent person; avotrist, “turning,” is that when ove turns the weapon upon an innocent person.’ “ See Chap. XVII, 6, for some of these terms. 5 Pahl. handerétd which is thus described in Farh. Ofm, pp. 34, 1. 8-35, 1. 1: ‘Av. handereiti, Pahl. handereté, is that when, owing to negligence, one keeps any one exhausted; when one would make him fallen who is of the ruined, or him who is a master of arms, and fas imprisoned him, the causing of much anguish thereby is the committal of incarceration.’ See also § 44. CHAPTER XIX, I-II. 45 the increase of labourers’ wages, wishing to cut (vuritdand) and squeeze (pashkh4dan}) anything from any one, and seizing (magtdan6) 2¢ for fire and water, and whatever is on the same subject. 2. Also about the limitation of the accusation of sin therein, the retribution for 27, and the dust, or ashes, or flour, for the eyes and the rest of the bodies of human beings, it now! speaks henceforth for thirty successive heads”. 3. About the sin of making people eat bodily refuse, and bringing 7¢ unlawfully to ¢hecr persons or clothes ; and of going to a menstruous woman, or a wizard. 4. About a juvenile and well-behaved woman who comes out from a house of those of the good religion, and is considered as well taught. 5. About falsehood and slander, small and great, and whatever is on the same subject. 6. About the care of a pregnant woman in lawful reclining (khapak), feasting (gashn6), and work.
35. About falsehood and slander, small and great, and whatever is on the same subject. 6. About the care of a pregnant woman in lawful reclining (khapak), feasting (gashn6), and work. 7. About a householder who does not teach his own household, zz order to teach the household of another ; avd whatever is on the same subject. 8. About a quiet avd an unquiet person with equal Opinionativeness, and the opinion which ¢hey have to form before beginning. 9. About the expediency ov inexpediency of the opinion which is announced, and the reason of both. 10. About the man who, for fear of a counter-assault, runs away. 11. Also about not renouncing szm, neglecting complaints, azd whatever is on the same subject. * Paz. knin (=knfin). * Of which the details are not mentioned. 5 Pahl. hikhar (Av. hikhra) is any refuse or dirt from the living body, or any liquid exudation from a corpse. 46 DiNKARD, BOOK VIII. 12. The difference of sin in priests from that in any one else, as regards z¢s renunciation. 13. About the expediency of retribution, and the measure of the expediency. 14. About and to what extent is the authority of one’s own priestly master, for allowing the sin which any other person may commit as regards a disciple of that same, and that, too, of his disciple affecting the soul. 15. About the chastisement of a judge who is releasing sinners, and whatever is on the same subject. 16, About the justifiableness of a plaintiff in committing illegality. 17. About seizing the purity produced for foreigners, and whatever is on the same subject. 18. About ove worthy of death making supplication (l4vak6), co-operation with one worthy of death, and whatever is on the same subject. 19. About confession as regards anything, the object of confession, and whatever is on the same subject. 20. About exhibiting a liking for sin worthy of death. 21. About a blow with a weapon, which is incomplete ov not incomplete, when adults or children shall inflict 2¢, or when children with mutual assistance. 22. About a wounded ferson whose anguish was allayed by medicine, the arising of the anguish again from disease, when he died, and whatever is on the same subject. 23. About taking security (garéb6) from the defendant after the decree of the judges. 24. About the legal proceedings as to an offence when, owing to the incapability of the plaintiff, adjournment “as always occurred, avd a man would occasion an acceleration of the statement of law (d4d6 va) and of the procedure of the plaintiff. 25. About appointing CHAPTER XIX, 12-34. 47 a mediator (dAdak-g6b6), axd the object of mediation.
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.
14. These, too, namely, when any one, through an assault, produces, for any other, stupefaction, swelling, or leanness, blackness‘, or paleness, shortness, or tallness, want of intelligence, much eating, little eating, or moderate eating, indolence, or diligence, or dulness of hearing; or he wishes to speak some words, and they strike him in return; or one altogether diminishes azy one’s speech, sight, or hearing, 1 Or, perhaps, khv4yisnd (compare Pers. ‘hAyfdan) may mean ‘biting.’ 2 The last four terms are, in Pahlavi: skénisnd, khdrdd kardané, tashtdand, and khfisfnfdand. ® The mar-gané (Av. khrafstraghna), we are told in Pahl. Vend. XVIII, 6,‘may be made of anything, du¢ a leathern one is good’ (see also Bd. XXVIII, 22). Intended as a snake-killer, it was misused as a scourge for human beings. * Assuming that vésih, ‘excess,’ is a miswriting of siyahfh. CHAPTER XVIII, 2—XIX, I. 43 wisdom, strength, ov semen, milk, or pregnancy; or when one destroys the spleen (sfur) or milk of females, or, in revenge (gtfar), kills zs son outright; ox when they would inflict a wound upon a wound, and one’s blood goes streaming forth. 5. Also about an assault with one, two, or three weapons, or more, in conjunction ; or they may commit z¢ on the spot, or in confederacy, or as a first offence’. 6, About the measure of a wound when a two-edged sword (débarak6) plunges down, the area (sar4f), walls, and surroundings, and the shape which is plunged ; that whch is hacked, or cleft, or mutilated, or a torrent of blood streaming ; the affliction (vamang) of the furious serpent-scourge (m4rvan6)’, and the length, glitter, and weight of the weapon. 7. The ritual for the departure of a wound and the departure of pain, watching over z¢ for the duration of three nights ov a year, zfs greater wretchedness or less wretchedness, z¢s cure (spdérikih) or incurableness, and whatever is on the same subject. 8. Trivial enumerations, and decisions upon each separately. CuapTrer XIX. Nikédim Nask. 1. The fourth section, which is also called the law of the HamémAlist4n (‘accuser’s code’), contains particulars about accusation, and about the false 1 These three modes are expressed by Paz. ithrih; hidhih, and apavarAvarstih, which stand evidently for the original Avesta words ithra, hadha, and apaurvavarsta (see Chap. XXI, 6). 3 See § 2. 44 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. accusation éy any one, regarding any other, as to witchcraft, destroying a righteous man}, theft, plunder, injuring the existence, minor injury? as regards several particular things, taking up a weapon, threatening with it’, assault, tumult‘, incarcerating’, false teaching, fettering. making dejected (nigdind), giving no food, falsehood, speaking with wizard’s spells, or with threats of danger, abstracting ? Pahl. aharfbokih (=Av. ashavagha) must not be confounded with aharbdth, ‘righteousness,’ for which ahar4yth is more commonly used.
2making dejected (nigdind), giving no food, falsehood, speaking with wizard’s spells, or with threats of danger, abstracting ? Pahl. aharfbokih (=Av. ashavagha) must not be confounded with aharbdth, ‘righteousness,’ for which ahar4yth is more commonly used. * These two kinds of injury, usually written baié6d6k-z€d6 and kaityék-gad6 in the Dinkard, are mentioned in Farh. Otm, pp. 32, 1. 8-34, 1. 2, as follows :—‘ Av. baodhagad=Pahl. b6d6-z&d and Av. baodh6-varstahé=Pahl. béd6k-varst are as if were “‘ observantly assaulted,” and ome mentions ‘hem most about the assault and injury of anything which is noticeable. Through falsehood other noticeable sin is small, and is subdued through being devoid of an injurer, as the assault and injury of anything through wear is a small sin. K&ityé-ged is a sin for mankind, which is a degree of Béd6k-zéd, dut less; so also the decree (dastinak) is different from Béd6k-varst. The principal Béd6k-zéd, that of animals with observance, the B6d6k-zéd through wear, and the Kaityék-zéd sin towards people are sins which are hamém4lan (“affecting accusers”). The dissipating weapon for sin dissipates the sinfulness of the other sin, which is called ribantk (‘‘ affecting the soul”’).’ 5 These two terms are 4géreptd and avéfristd (Av. 4gereptem and avaoiristem) which are thus described in Farh. Oim, p- 36, ll. 4-6: ‘dgerept, “seized,” is that when they shall take up a weapon for smiting an innocent person; avotrist, “turning,” is that when ove turns the weapon upon an innocent person.’ “ See Chap. XVII, 6, for some of these terms. 5 Pahl. handerétd which is thus described in Farh. Ofm, pp. 34, 1. 8-35, 1. 1: ‘Av. handereiti, Pahl. handereté, is that when, owing to negligence, one keeps any one exhausted; when one would make him fallen who is of the ruined, or him who is a master of arms, and fas imprisoned him, the causing of much anguish thereby is the committal of incarceration.’ See also § 44. CHAPTER XIX, I-II. 45 the increase of labourers’ wages, wishing to cut (vuritdand) and squeeze (pashkh4dan}) anything from any one, and seizing (magtdan6) 2¢ for fire and water, and whatever is on the same subject. 2. Also about the limitation of the accusation of sin therein, the retribution for 27, and the dust, or ashes, or flour, for the eyes and the rest of the bodies of human beings, it now! speaks henceforth for thirty successive heads”. 3. About the sin of making people eat bodily refuse, and bringing 7¢ unlawfully to ¢hecr persons or clothes ; and of going to a menstruous woman, or a wizard. 4. About a juvenile and well-behaved woman who comes out from a house of those of the good religion, and is considered as well taught. 5. About falsehood and slander, small and great, and whatever is on the same subject. 6. About the care of a pregnant woman in lawful reclining (khapak), feasting (gashn6), and work.
35. About falsehood and slander, small and great, and whatever is on the same subject. 6. About the care of a pregnant woman in lawful reclining (khapak), feasting (gashn6), and work. 7. About a householder who does not teach his own household, zz order to teach the household of another ; avd whatever is on the same subject. 8. About a quiet avd an unquiet person with equal Opinionativeness, and the opinion which ¢hey have to form before beginning. 9. About the expediency ov inexpediency of the opinion which is announced, and the reason of both. 10. About the man who, for fear of a counter-assault, runs away. 11. Also about not renouncing szm, neglecting complaints, azd whatever is on the same subject. * Paz. knin (=knfin). * Of which the details are not mentioned. 5 Pahl. hikhar (Av. hikhra) is any refuse or dirt from the living body, or any liquid exudation from a corpse. 46 DiNKARD, BOOK VIII. 12. The difference of sin in priests from that in any one else, as regards z¢s renunciation. 13. About the expediency of retribution, and the measure of the expediency. 14. About and to what extent is the authority of one’s own priestly master, for allowing the sin which any other person may commit as regards a disciple of that same, and that, too, of his disciple affecting the soul. 15. About the chastisement of a judge who is releasing sinners, and whatever is on the same subject. 16, About the justifiableness of a plaintiff in committing illegality. 17. About seizing the purity produced for foreigners, and whatever is on the same subject. 18. About ove worthy of death making supplication (l4vak6), co-operation with one worthy of death, and whatever is on the same subject. 19. About confession as regards anything, the object of confession, and whatever is on the same subject. 20. About exhibiting a liking for sin worthy of death. 21. About a blow with a weapon, which is incomplete ov not incomplete, when adults or children shall inflict 2¢, or when children with mutual assistance. 22. About a wounded ferson whose anguish was allayed by medicine, the arising of the anguish again from disease, when he died, and whatever is on the same subject. 23. About taking security (garéb6) from the defendant after the decree of the judges. 24. About the legal proceedings as to an offence when, owing to the incapability of the plaintiff, adjournment “as always occurred, avd a man would occasion an acceleration of the statement of law (d4d6 va) and of the procedure of the plaintiff. 25. About appointing CHAPTER XIX, 12-34. 47 a mediator (dAdak-g6b6), axd the object of mediation.
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.
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