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1I, 7 n). " Vend. IX, 45, 46, X, 1-20, XI, 1-20 may probably be all alluded to in these few words; but nothing is said about the twelfth fargard. This omission is singularly in accordance with the fact CHAPTER XLIV, 44-58. 161 52. About the species of dogs; the worthiness of the shepherd’s dog, the village dog, and others also ; how to maintain azd nourish (srayinidan6d) them with nourishment, azd the sin owing to killing or even improperly maintaining them, each separately ; and whatever is on the same subject?. 53. And this, too, when a dog becomes useless (abén) or hurtful, what is to be done with 2¢, and how ?¢ zs to be kept®. 54. About authorisedly killing the dogwolf*. 55. About the thirty-one dispositions among dogs, which are just as among the three special professions and divers others of five descriptions +. 56. About the grievous sinfulness of killing a water beaver, and statements (g6k4n) of the penalty °. 57- About the sin which gave an Iranian to foreigners (an-Airand)*% 58. About the sin for those three’? males who have debauched a woman that the same fargard is omitted in all very old copies of the Vendidad with Pahlavi version, in which, although the fargards are numbered, the thirteenth immediately follows the eleventh. The Kopenhagen MS. No. 2, in which the twelfth fargard occurs with a Pahlavi version, is said to be a revision of the Vendidad text compiled in the last century, and other copies of the Pahlavi twelfth fargard have been derived from this revised text. The omission of this fargard in all the old MSS. cannot be satisfactorily attributed to the loss of some folios in an older copy, because no fargard is likely to fill exactly a certain number of folios; the loss must also have occurred very shortly after the last revision of the Pahlavi text, to account for the author of the Dinkard not finding the Pahlavi of this fargard in the ninth century. 2 Vend. XIII, 1-28. ? Vend. XIII, 29-38. 5 Vend. XIII, 41-43. ‘ Vend. XIII, 44-48 which detail the thirty-one particulars in which dogs resemble people of eight avocations, three of which are the professions of priests, warriors, and husbandmen. 5 Vend. XIII, 50-56, XIV, 1-18. 6 Vend. XV, 2. 7 Reading va/ zak 3, but it may be va/ zak-aé, ‘for the other.’ [37] M 162 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. who is pregnant, ov the wife wzth a child at the breast, ov a daughter of others ; and the sin owing to similar sin’. 59. About the guardianship and nourishment which z¢ is important to provide for a child that is seen ¢o de improperly protected, or for a dog when it is born without a guardian; and whatever is on the same subject ?.
259. About the guardianship and nourishment which z¢ is important to provide for a child that is seen ¢o de improperly protected, or for a dog when it is born without a guardian; and whatever is on the same subject ?. 60. About menstruation, the heinousness of its pollution, and how much one has to abstain from it®. 61. The cleansing from the menses, the time of the cleansing, avd the nature of the cleansing of any person oy thing polluted by the menses, ov that which becomes inefficient thereby ; and whatever is on the same subject*. 62. And about the grievous sinfulness of having sexual intercourse with a menstruous woman °, 63. About the deadly bridge penalty of those who have not sustained the judges®. 64. About the care of the hair and nails, avd the sin owing to want of care 7. 65. About the apostasy of 42m who is bringing a mouth-veil ®,a vermin-killer®, various sacred twigs”, 1 Vend. XV, 8-16. ® Vend. XV, 17-45, though the last clause may include the remainder of this fargard. ® Vend. XVI, 1-7, 13-16, also XV, 7. * Vend. XVI, 7-12. 5 Vend. XVI, 17. ® Vend. XVI, 18 = XVII, 11. 7 Vend. XVII, 1-10. § Pahl. padam (Av. paitiddna, Paz. pendm). It ‘consists of two pieces of white cotton cloth, hanging loosely from the bridge of the nose to at least two inches below the mouth, and tied with two strings at the back of the head. It must be worn by a priest whenever he approaches the sacred fire, so as to prevent his breath from contaminating the fire. (Haug’s Essays, p. 243, note 1.) ® Av. khrafstraghna, an implement for killing snakes and other noxious creatures; it may be made of any material, but a leathern whip is recommended. 0 Av. baresman, a bundle of slender rods, formerly twigs of CHAPTER XLIV, 59-70. 163 v or a goad or scourge! which zs exceptional, and maintains that z¢ is that which is necessary* 66. About the disapproved ome, and the bridgejudgment upon him, who sleeps on ‘through the whole night, so as not to accomplish 42s proper duty* 67. And the approval avd reward of him who does not sleep over religious odservances, so as to accomplish 4zs proper duty‘. 68. About the progress of secretly-advancing ruin (ség6) through that exhibitor of evil religion who wears no sacred thread-girdle, and his not wearing z¢ as 2¢ were by law*. 69. About the proper duty and great value of the Parédarsh ° bird, and the great good work ¢ha? gives z¢ a morsel of meat which is the size of its body, the liberalization of the primitive temperament’ through righteousness for the righteous man*®. 70. About the hurry of the fire for kindling for the untroubled watching of the night, and the merit owing to law-
3gives z¢ a morsel of meat which is the size of its body, the liberalization of the primitive temperament’ through righteousness for the righteous man*®. 70. About the hurry of the fire for kindling for the untroubled watching of the night, and the merit owing to law- particular trees, but now thin metal wires, usually from five to thirty-three in number according to the nature of the ceremony. These rods are tied together by a central girdle, passing three times round them and knotted just like the sacred thread-girdle round the waist of a Parsi; but this girdle is formed of six threadlike ribbons split out of a leaflet of the date-palm and twisted together. The bundle, when properly purified, is laid upon the crescent-shaped tops of two adjacent metal stands, whence it is taken up by the officiating priest, to hold in his left hand during certain recitations. 1 Av. astra and sraosha-farana, implements for scourging and punishing sinners and criminals. 2 Vend. XVIII, 1-4. 5 Vend. XVIII, 5. “ Vend. XVIII, 6. ® Vend. XVIII, 8-10. * «The foreseer’ of the dawn, an epithet of the domestic cock. 7 Pahl. rAdinfdand-f moinak-f kadmon. ® Vend, XVIII, 13-17, 23-26, 28, 29. M 2 164 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. fully kindling z¢; a¢so the blessing of the fire on mankind, when pleased avd untroubled 1. 71. About the four special sins by which the fiend * receives vigorous pregnancy, avd the atonement for each separately*. 72. About the grievous sinfulness, trouble, lamentation (navtkih), and harm that proceed from a courtezan; a/so the advantageousness of er destruction‘. 73. About the retribution for the sin of having sexual intercourse with a menstruous woman °. 74. About the combat (kdshisnd) of the evil spirit with Zaratdst, the victory of Zaratist therein, and whatever is on the same subject®. 75. About Zaratist having enquired of Adhavmazd how, and by what means, ove has to confound the evil spirit and other demons, and his reply’. 76. About the gratification of Vohdman, the archangel, owing to the washing axzd bringing back to use of polluted clothing ; a/so praise unto Adhaymazd for his narrating the care of the clothing. 77. About the reward which they give up fo a human soul for the sake of kindness, azd whereto and how is the attainment to exaltation of him who is given 27°, 78. About the going of Vohdman to meet the souls of the righteous, the notification of their position, ¢#e2rx announcement for reward, and the contented progress of the souls of the righteous to their [home]?°, to the throne of Atharymazd and ? Vend. XVIII, 18-22, 26, 27. ? The Av. drug is feminine. 5 Vend. XVIII, 30-59. * Vend. XVIII, 60-65. 5 Vend. XVIII, 66-76. § Vend. XIX, 1-10. 7 Vend. XIX, 11-14. 8 Vend. XIX, 20-25. ® Vend. XIX, 27-30. *° This word, méhan (Av. maéthana), has been omitted by the CHAPTER XLIV, 71-81. 165
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.
1I, 7 n). " Vend. IX, 45, 46, X, 1-20, XI, 1-20 may probably be all alluded to in these few words; but nothing is said about the twelfth fargard. This omission is singularly in accordance with the fact CHAPTER XLIV, 44-58. 161 52. About the species of dogs; the worthiness of the shepherd’s dog, the village dog, and others also ; how to maintain azd nourish (srayinidan6d) them with nourishment, azd the sin owing to killing or even improperly maintaining them, each separately ; and whatever is on the same subject?. 53. And this, too, when a dog becomes useless (abén) or hurtful, what is to be done with 2¢, and how ?¢ zs to be kept®. 54. About authorisedly killing the dogwolf*. 55. About the thirty-one dispositions among dogs, which are just as among the three special professions and divers others of five descriptions +. 56. About the grievous sinfulness of killing a water beaver, and statements (g6k4n) of the penalty °. 57- About the sin which gave an Iranian to foreigners (an-Airand)*% 58. About the sin for those three’? males who have debauched a woman that the same fargard is omitted in all very old copies of the Vendidad with Pahlavi version, in which, although the fargards are numbered, the thirteenth immediately follows the eleventh. The Kopenhagen MS. No. 2, in which the twelfth fargard occurs with a Pahlavi version, is said to be a revision of the Vendidad text compiled in the last century, and other copies of the Pahlavi twelfth fargard have been derived from this revised text. The omission of this fargard in all the old MSS. cannot be satisfactorily attributed to the loss of some folios in an older copy, because no fargard is likely to fill exactly a certain number of folios; the loss must also have occurred very shortly after the last revision of the Pahlavi text, to account for the author of the Dinkard not finding the Pahlavi of this fargard in the ninth century. 2 Vend. XIII, 1-28. ? Vend. XIII, 29-38. 5 Vend. XIII, 41-43. ‘ Vend. XIII, 44-48 which detail the thirty-one particulars in which dogs resemble people of eight avocations, three of which are the professions of priests, warriors, and husbandmen. 5 Vend. XIII, 50-56, XIV, 1-18. 6 Vend. XV, 2. 7 Reading va/ zak 3, but it may be va/ zak-aé, ‘for the other.’ [37] M 162 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. who is pregnant, ov the wife wzth a child at the breast, ov a daughter of others ; and the sin owing to similar sin’. 59. About the guardianship and nourishment which z¢ is important to provide for a child that is seen ¢o de improperly protected, or for a dog when it is born without a guardian; and whatever is on the same subject ?.
259. About the guardianship and nourishment which z¢ is important to provide for a child that is seen ¢o de improperly protected, or for a dog when it is born without a guardian; and whatever is on the same subject ?. 60. About menstruation, the heinousness of its pollution, and how much one has to abstain from it®. 61. The cleansing from the menses, the time of the cleansing, avd the nature of the cleansing of any person oy thing polluted by the menses, ov that which becomes inefficient thereby ; and whatever is on the same subject*. 62. And about the grievous sinfulness of having sexual intercourse with a menstruous woman °, 63. About the deadly bridge penalty of those who have not sustained the judges®. 64. About the care of the hair and nails, avd the sin owing to want of care 7. 65. About the apostasy of 42m who is bringing a mouth-veil ®,a vermin-killer®, various sacred twigs”, 1 Vend. XV, 8-16. ® Vend. XV, 17-45, though the last clause may include the remainder of this fargard. ® Vend. XVI, 1-7, 13-16, also XV, 7. * Vend. XVI, 7-12. 5 Vend. XVI, 17. ® Vend. XVI, 18 = XVII, 11. 7 Vend. XVII, 1-10. § Pahl. padam (Av. paitiddna, Paz. pendm). It ‘consists of two pieces of white cotton cloth, hanging loosely from the bridge of the nose to at least two inches below the mouth, and tied with two strings at the back of the head. It must be worn by a priest whenever he approaches the sacred fire, so as to prevent his breath from contaminating the fire. (Haug’s Essays, p. 243, note 1.) ® Av. khrafstraghna, an implement for killing snakes and other noxious creatures; it may be made of any material, but a leathern whip is recommended. 0 Av. baresman, a bundle of slender rods, formerly twigs of CHAPTER XLIV, 59-70. 163 v or a goad or scourge! which zs exceptional, and maintains that z¢ is that which is necessary* 66. About the disapproved ome, and the bridgejudgment upon him, who sleeps on ‘through the whole night, so as not to accomplish 42s proper duty* 67. And the approval avd reward of him who does not sleep over religious odservances, so as to accomplish 4zs proper duty‘. 68. About the progress of secretly-advancing ruin (ség6) through that exhibitor of evil religion who wears no sacred thread-girdle, and his not wearing z¢ as 2¢ were by law*. 69. About the proper duty and great value of the Parédarsh ° bird, and the great good work ¢ha? gives z¢ a morsel of meat which is the size of its body, the liberalization of the primitive temperament’ through righteousness for the righteous man*®. 70. About the hurry of the fire for kindling for the untroubled watching of the night, and the merit owing to law-
3gives z¢ a morsel of meat which is the size of its body, the liberalization of the primitive temperament’ through righteousness for the righteous man*®. 70. About the hurry of the fire for kindling for the untroubled watching of the night, and the merit owing to law- particular trees, but now thin metal wires, usually from five to thirty-three in number according to the nature of the ceremony. These rods are tied together by a central girdle, passing three times round them and knotted just like the sacred thread-girdle round the waist of a Parsi; but this girdle is formed of six threadlike ribbons split out of a leaflet of the date-palm and twisted together. The bundle, when properly purified, is laid upon the crescent-shaped tops of two adjacent metal stands, whence it is taken up by the officiating priest, to hold in his left hand during certain recitations. 1 Av. astra and sraosha-farana, implements for scourging and punishing sinners and criminals. 2 Vend. XVIII, 1-4. 5 Vend. XVIII, 5. “ Vend. XVIII, 6. ® Vend. XVIII, 8-10. * «The foreseer’ of the dawn, an epithet of the domestic cock. 7 Pahl. rAdinfdand-f moinak-f kadmon. ® Vend, XVIII, 13-17, 23-26, 28, 29. M 2 164 DINKARD, BOOK VIII. fully kindling z¢; a¢so the blessing of the fire on mankind, when pleased avd untroubled 1. 71. About the four special sins by which the fiend * receives vigorous pregnancy, avd the atonement for each separately*. 72. About the grievous sinfulness, trouble, lamentation (navtkih), and harm that proceed from a courtezan; a/so the advantageousness of er destruction‘. 73. About the retribution for the sin of having sexual intercourse with a menstruous woman °. 74. About the combat (kdshisnd) of the evil spirit with Zaratdst, the victory of Zaratist therein, and whatever is on the same subject®. 75. About Zaratist having enquired of Adhavmazd how, and by what means, ove has to confound the evil spirit and other demons, and his reply’. 76. About the gratification of Vohdman, the archangel, owing to the washing axzd bringing back to use of polluted clothing ; a/so praise unto Adhaymazd for his narrating the care of the clothing. 77. About the reward which they give up fo a human soul for the sake of kindness, azd whereto and how is the attainment to exaltation of him who is given 27°, 78. About the going of Vohdman to meet the souls of the righteous, the notification of their position, ¢#e2rx announcement for reward, and the contented progress of the souls of the righteous to their [home]?°, to the throne of Atharymazd and ? Vend. XVIII, 18-22, 26, 27. ? The Av. drug is feminine. 5 Vend. XVIII, 30-59. * Vend. XVIII, 60-65. 5 Vend. XVIII, 66-76. § Vend. XIX, 1-10. 7 Vend. XIX, 11-14. 8 Vend. XIX, 20-25. ® Vend. XIX, 27-30. *° This word, méhan (Av. maéthana), has been omitted by the CHAPTER XLIV, 71-81. 165
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