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1’ Falling into hell owing to the narrowness of the Kinvad bridge to the other world, occasioned by an excess of sin over good works (see Dd. XXI, 5-7). * See Chap. XIX, 1. * The sacted Bahirém fire. CHAPTER XXV, I-XXVI, 12. 87 3. About having a man’s horse trained before one sends 42m to smite enemies. 4. About the efficacy of the resources avd care of a warrior in the destruction which enemies occasion ; a/so the army and the slaughter of war. 5. About the sin of the village and abode of the warriors on the occurrence of a battle, and what is the retribution for wounds and damage ; what is that which is disfiguring (aptrayak) therein, and what is that which is worthy of death therein. 6. About the characteristics of the wearing of armour (zén4vandth) and not wearing of armour dy warriors. 7. About the rank of the general (sipahpad6), and other officers (padan) over the troops, as to daily suppies, pay, and dignity; also their subordinates (aztrag), and the number of troopers (gird) ¢o each one of the officers. 8. About the anxieties of a trooper for the protection of person and family. 9. About the number of troopers when the king of kings goes to battle. 10. About the proportion of daily provision for two warriors, the meat and milk and bread thereof, which are for the sake of providing guidance and causing contests of the warriors in that good eating; also the reason of certifying (gévAtk) its distribution and weighing, the beast of burden of the original village (bOn kékth) }, and zés means of deing sent unto the troops. 11. About cutting the herbs for the veterinary surgeon (stér bezashkd), the store of accoutrements, avd other things which are necessary with an army. 12. About the feeding of warriors oz the day of battle, the meat and whatsoever are their eatables ; even so the food of the horses. 1 Whence the supplies come. 88 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. 13. About the wealth which foreigners bring away, and this which is declared thereof, that is, ‘I, too, am assisting even the wolf. 14. About the display of esteem by warriors together, the union of friendship one with the other, obedient unto their commander of the troops, and mindfully resigning themselves to death, there being seen a spiritual reward, without doubt, in the future existence.
214. About the display of esteem by warriors together, the union of friendship one with the other, obedient unto their commander of the troops, and mindfully resigning themselves to death, there being seen a spiritual reward, without doubt, in the future existence. 15. About the choice of a commander over the troops; also as to 4zs coming and understanding the habits of his troops, each separately, through the capability of skill which is theirs. 16. About estimating the strength aad resources of the troops, with those of ¢ke?y enemies ; that is, how the battle is to be engaged in, ov how the case is when it is to be avoided. 17. About the provision of anything requisite? which warriors shall leave for safety when there ts danger in the neighbourhood from a distant stronghold, or danger ¢o a neighbouring stronghold from afar. 18. About ¢he case where, when it is necessary to engage in battle, the horse of a warrior has not arrived, and zt is allowable to seize upon several horses from a herd of horses. 19. About the watchful sentinel (nigAhakd pAsp4nd), and of what kind is the information from which this is manifest, to the army and commander of the troops, that the enemy is well dead, or fled. 20. About a demonstration whereby they produce terror and apprehension in the enemy. 21. About an altercation of the commander of the troops with foreigners before a battle ; altercation also through an envoy, and calling them into subjection to the ' Or ‘of value;’ khv4stak6 having both meanings, CHAPTER XXVI, 13-26. 89 king of kings and the religion of the sacred beings, 22. About admonition to the troops, and declaring the share and arrangement of special duty of each one in the fight; announcing to the troops the recompense of the active, telling ad informing the troops of the reason of being worthy of death, of the worthiness of destroying foreigners, of the command of the sacred beings as to their destruction when they shall not accept the Irdnian nationality (Airth), and the equally great reward and recompense for their destruction announced by revelation, the legal code (d4distantkth) of Iran. 23. About not uttering words of irritation on the day of battle, ad not mentioning, among the troops, any intelligence which gives the troops apprehension, but only that which is agreeable and pleasing, through giving heartiness and increasing the strength. 24. About the sacred ceremonial on the day of battle axd evil deeds of war ;—a twig of the sacred twigs of that ceremonial, and the Avesta as regards fighting, decng the first arrow well delivered into the mark shot a¢;—the consecration of the water which is nearest to the place of battle, even by bringing holy-water; and the sequence of the fight, that is, with which arms amd appliances 7¢ is first to be fought, azd successively unto those which are the last.
325. About the proportion of those who keep the arms (z4é) for the combatants, and, after a victory over foreigners, are taking away the hostages and captives, out of the foreigners, from the combatants ; also they return from them. 26. At what degree of distance from them ¢hey have to carry the arms and appliances and the restoratives for the unfatigued rere) DINKARD, BOOK VIII. and the fatigued; and, the accoutrements Jeng deposited, a warm bath prepared, and relaxation of the body effected, the reward of merit is given. 27. One has to search offenders, to bring restoratives for the unfatigued and the fatigued, to deliver the accoutrements back to the arsenal (gang6), to allot the share of the hostage brought back to his own people, and also much else on the same subject. Cuaprer XXVII. Ganabé-sar-nigad Nask. 1. The fourth section is miscellaneous: about a warm bath dezmg in a house of what kind, the position of security of the fireplace, the watchfulness to be upheld there, azd whatever is on the same subject. 2. About the strength that a horse has to exert for the sake of the earth, and that which is to be exerted in that mode for the sake of fire. 3. About food azd other matters which may be prepared with fire, ad the security of the fire in like manner. 4. About fire which, even on the road, is Jree from throwing away, bodily refuse’, and dead matter®, and from the injury and harm owing thereto; the various safeguards of fire from deg given to an infidel (ag-dén6) ov a child; the distance of the fire from a rivulet®; the penalty for throwing z¢ away, ov other sin as regards it ; and the 1 See Chap. XIX, 3. 2 Any solid portion of a corpse, or carcase, of a human being, dog, or other animal. ® Which might extinguish it and, thereby, render the person who had charge of the fire grievously sinful. CHAPTER XXVI, 27—XXVII, 12. gI proportion of nourishment and preparation for the fire in summer, avd also in winter. 5. About picketing (bav4 nisAstand) a horse, that is, how z¢ zs justifiable when z¢ zs in water and dust, how it is so when really in very distressing bodily refuse, and how it is so when even in bodily refuse that zs tolerable. 6. About the proportion of nourishment for mankind, fire, and cattle. 7. About receiving a guest, the praise of liberality, and the grandeur of the liberal, the contempt for stinginess, and the want of the wanderer. 8. About the mode of wearing garments in a dwelling of Mazda-worshippers, even so far as a bandage of four rags for protection'; the care of them each separately, the wages of the makers and ornamenters of each one, azd whatever is on the same subject. 9. About Aaveng procured a streetkeeper (kQgp4n6) for the Mazda-worshippers, the business of the street-keeper thereof, avd whatever is on the same subject.
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.
1’ Falling into hell owing to the narrowness of the Kinvad bridge to the other world, occasioned by an excess of sin over good works (see Dd. XXI, 5-7). * See Chap. XIX, 1. * The sacted Bahirém fire. CHAPTER XXV, I-XXVI, 12. 87 3. About having a man’s horse trained before one sends 42m to smite enemies. 4. About the efficacy of the resources avd care of a warrior in the destruction which enemies occasion ; a/so the army and the slaughter of war. 5. About the sin of the village and abode of the warriors on the occurrence of a battle, and what is the retribution for wounds and damage ; what is that which is disfiguring (aptrayak) therein, and what is that which is worthy of death therein. 6. About the characteristics of the wearing of armour (zén4vandth) and not wearing of armour dy warriors. 7. About the rank of the general (sipahpad6), and other officers (padan) over the troops, as to daily suppies, pay, and dignity; also their subordinates (aztrag), and the number of troopers (gird) ¢o each one of the officers. 8. About the anxieties of a trooper for the protection of person and family. 9. About the number of troopers when the king of kings goes to battle. 10. About the proportion of daily provision for two warriors, the meat and milk and bread thereof, which are for the sake of providing guidance and causing contests of the warriors in that good eating; also the reason of certifying (gévAtk) its distribution and weighing, the beast of burden of the original village (bOn kékth) }, and zés means of deing sent unto the troops. 11. About cutting the herbs for the veterinary surgeon (stér bezashkd), the store of accoutrements, avd other things which are necessary with an army. 12. About the feeding of warriors oz the day of battle, the meat and whatsoever are their eatables ; even so the food of the horses. 1 Whence the supplies come. 88 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. 13. About the wealth which foreigners bring away, and this which is declared thereof, that is, ‘I, too, am assisting even the wolf. 14. About the display of esteem by warriors together, the union of friendship one with the other, obedient unto their commander of the troops, and mindfully resigning themselves to death, there being seen a spiritual reward, without doubt, in the future existence.
214. About the display of esteem by warriors together, the union of friendship one with the other, obedient unto their commander of the troops, and mindfully resigning themselves to death, there being seen a spiritual reward, without doubt, in the future existence. 15. About the choice of a commander over the troops; also as to 4zs coming and understanding the habits of his troops, each separately, through the capability of skill which is theirs. 16. About estimating the strength aad resources of the troops, with those of ¢ke?y enemies ; that is, how the battle is to be engaged in, ov how the case is when it is to be avoided. 17. About the provision of anything requisite? which warriors shall leave for safety when there ts danger in the neighbourhood from a distant stronghold, or danger ¢o a neighbouring stronghold from afar. 18. About ¢he case where, when it is necessary to engage in battle, the horse of a warrior has not arrived, and zt is allowable to seize upon several horses from a herd of horses. 19. About the watchful sentinel (nigAhakd pAsp4nd), and of what kind is the information from which this is manifest, to the army and commander of the troops, that the enemy is well dead, or fled. 20. About a demonstration whereby they produce terror and apprehension in the enemy. 21. About an altercation of the commander of the troops with foreigners before a battle ; altercation also through an envoy, and calling them into subjection to the ' Or ‘of value;’ khv4stak6 having both meanings, CHAPTER XXVI, 13-26. 89 king of kings and the religion of the sacred beings, 22. About admonition to the troops, and declaring the share and arrangement of special duty of each one in the fight; announcing to the troops the recompense of the active, telling ad informing the troops of the reason of being worthy of death, of the worthiness of destroying foreigners, of the command of the sacred beings as to their destruction when they shall not accept the Irdnian nationality (Airth), and the equally great reward and recompense for their destruction announced by revelation, the legal code (d4distantkth) of Iran. 23. About not uttering words of irritation on the day of battle, ad not mentioning, among the troops, any intelligence which gives the troops apprehension, but only that which is agreeable and pleasing, through giving heartiness and increasing the strength. 24. About the sacred ceremonial on the day of battle axd evil deeds of war ;—a twig of the sacred twigs of that ceremonial, and the Avesta as regards fighting, decng the first arrow well delivered into the mark shot a¢;—the consecration of the water which is nearest to the place of battle, even by bringing holy-water; and the sequence of the fight, that is, with which arms amd appliances 7¢ is first to be fought, azd successively unto those which are the last.
325. About the proportion of those who keep the arms (z4é) for the combatants, and, after a victory over foreigners, are taking away the hostages and captives, out of the foreigners, from the combatants ; also they return from them. 26. At what degree of distance from them ¢hey have to carry the arms and appliances and the restoratives for the unfatigued rere) DINKARD, BOOK VIII. and the fatigued; and, the accoutrements Jeng deposited, a warm bath prepared, and relaxation of the body effected, the reward of merit is given. 27. One has to search offenders, to bring restoratives for the unfatigued and the fatigued, to deliver the accoutrements back to the arsenal (gang6), to allot the share of the hostage brought back to his own people, and also much else on the same subject. Cuaprer XXVII. Ganabé-sar-nigad Nask. 1. The fourth section is miscellaneous: about a warm bath dezmg in a house of what kind, the position of security of the fireplace, the watchfulness to be upheld there, azd whatever is on the same subject. 2. About the strength that a horse has to exert for the sake of the earth, and that which is to be exerted in that mode for the sake of fire. 3. About food azd other matters which may be prepared with fire, ad the security of the fire in like manner. 4. About fire which, even on the road, is Jree from throwing away, bodily refuse’, and dead matter®, and from the injury and harm owing thereto; the various safeguards of fire from deg given to an infidel (ag-dén6) ov a child; the distance of the fire from a rivulet®; the penalty for throwing z¢ away, ov other sin as regards it ; and the 1 See Chap. XIX, 3. 2 Any solid portion of a corpse, or carcase, of a human being, dog, or other animal. ® Which might extinguish it and, thereby, render the person who had charge of the fire grievously sinful. CHAPTER XXVI, 27—XXVII, 12. gI proportion of nourishment and preparation for the fire in summer, avd also in winter. 5. About picketing (bav4 nisAstand) a horse, that is, how z¢ zs justifiable when z¢ zs in water and dust, how it is so when really in very distressing bodily refuse, and how it is so when even in bodily refuse that zs tolerable. 6. About the proportion of nourishment for mankind, fire, and cattle. 7. About receiving a guest, the praise of liberality, and the grandeur of the liberal, the contempt for stinginess, and the want of the wanderer. 8. About the mode of wearing garments in a dwelling of Mazda-worshippers, even so far as a bandage of four rags for protection'; the care of them each separately, the wages of the makers and ornamenters of each one, azd whatever is on the same subject. 9. About Aaveng procured a streetkeeper (kQgp4n6) for the Mazda-worshippers, the business of the street-keeper thereof, avd whatever is on the same subject.
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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