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1XII, 10. * The mother of Dah&k, who first committed adultery in an aggravated form (see Dd. LXXII, 5; LXXVIII, 2). CHAPTER II, 63-68. 33 and that man proceeded also again to the ox, and though z¢ was carrying o# still much of that talk, he did not lend an ear to z¢, dud killed 27. 67. Regarding the sole-created ox', too, z¢ is declared that, ov meeting its destruction by the evil spirit, it bellowed thus: ‘Though thou thinkest it as to us, O evil spirit, astute in evil! that thou art zz every way a winner by destruction, #¢ zs not to our destruction thou art even then an attainer 2” every way (that is, z# is not possible for thee so to annihilate that we sha// not arise again); even now I proclaim that that man, Zaratist of the Spitamas, wll arrive in that last revolution, who w2é/ produce distress for the demons, the assistants of the demon, and also the wicked who are bipeds.’ 68. Likewise the marvellousness of Zaratist’s defeat of the demons, owing to his glory and by means of his sagacity, even before he had come into the world by birth; when Frasiydv? the wizard is amazingly distressed through seeking that glory of his by desire of the demons, just as revelation ® mentions thus: ‘Thereupon Frdstydv, the very powerful TarAnian, rushed away, O Zaratist of the Spitdmas! to the wide-formed ocean a first, a second, and a third time; and he wished to obtain that glory which is specially for those of the countries of Iran, for the born and the unborn, and which is for the righteous ove; du¢ he did not attain to that glory.’ 1 Pahl. t674-t aévak-d4d6, the primeval ox, from whom the animals and plants have all descended (see Bd. III, 14, 17, 18; IV, 1-5; X, 1; XIV, 1-3; XXVII, 2). * The same person as Frangr4styak of Chaps. I, 31, 39; I, 69; XI, 3. 5 In Yt. XIX, 56-62; V, 42. [47] D 34 DINKARD, BOOK. VII. 69. And this, too, 2s mentioned, that to all the seven regions the villain Frangrastyak rushed away, and the glory of Zaratdst was sought by him’.’ _ 70. Here is an enumeration of the worthy lineage of Zaratist ?:—Zarathst was son of Périshaspéd, son of Padiragtaraspé, of Urugadhasp*, of Haééadaspé*, of Kikhshnus*, of Paétrasp*, of Aregadharsn*, of Hardhar*, of Spitam, of Vaédist*, of Nayazem*’, of Airié’, of Dardsrébé, of Mandséthar monarch of Iran, of M4nds-khdrnar, of M4nds-khirnak whom Néréksang implanted in‘ Vizak*, daughter of Airyak*, son of Thritak*, of Bitak*, of Frazdsak*, of Zdsak*, of Fragtzak**, of Gdzak**, daughter of AirtZ, son of Frédin monarch of Khvaniras, son of Par-tér4 the Aspigan, of Névak-t67a the Aspigan, of Sdg-td7a the Aspigan, of Bér-téva the Aspigan, of Kardar-t6va? the Aspigan, of Styah-t674 the Aspigan, of Spété-t674 the Aspigan, of Géfar-té7a the Aspigan, of Ramak-t674 *® the Asptgan, of Vanéfravisn the AsptgAn, of Yim monarch of the seven 1 See Yt. XIX, 82.
2the Aspigan, of Styah-t674 the Aspigan, of Spété-t674 the Aspigan, of Géfar-té7a the Aspigan, of Ramak-t674 *® the Asptgan, of Vanéfravisn the AsptgAn, of Yim monarch of the seven 1 See Yt. XIX, 82. 2 Compare the genealogy in Zs. XIII, 6 ; Bd. XXXII, 1, and that quoted there from the Vigirkard-i Dénig. The names marked here with an asterisk are written in PAzand, or partly so. 5 Ayazem, of Ragan, in Bd. The latter name is Ragisn in Vig., but Erifd in Zs. XVI, 13. ‘ This wants confirmation, but varzid 4&n can hardly be a name as assumed in Vig., where it is altered to Varzid-dén. 5 The g is of the old form likes. ®° The G is omitted, but see Bd. XXXI, 14. 7 Or KAtal-t6ra; this generation is omitted both in the Vigirkard and Bundahis. 8 This generation is interlined in the MS. of the Dinkard. The Bundahis, XXXI, 7, also omits Névak-tér4 ; and the Vigirkard omits Bér-t6ra, Styah-t6ra, Spété-t6r4, and Ramak-t6r4. The termination t6ra is merely the Zvaris equivalent of gau. In Iranian MSS. the Pahlavi f and fi are practically written alike in most cases. CHAPTER II, 69-III, 4. 35 regions, son of Vivangha, of Ayang,had*, of Anang,had*, son of Héshang the Pésdadian monarch of the seven regions, soz of Fravak, of Styamak, of MasyA, of Gayémard the first man. Cuapter ITI. 1. About the marvellousness which is manifested after the birth of that most auspicious of offsprings from zs mother, till his coming to a conference w7th Atharmazd}, 2. One marvel is this which zs declared, that on being born he laughed outright ; the seven midwives (dayah) *, who sat around him, were quite frightened thereby ; and those terrified ones spoke thus: ‘What was this, on account of grandeur or contempt ? when, like the worthy man whose pleasure is due to activity, the man’s child so laughs at the birth owing tohim.’ 3. Pérdsh4spé also spoke thus: ‘ Bring out this manchzld to the sheepskx clothing which is soft; the affair was owing to thee, owing to the virtue of thee who art Ddikdatb, that the advent of glory and coming of radiance to this manchz/d was openly seen when he laughed outright at his birth.’ 4. One marvel is this which is declared, that Pérdshdspé afterwards went to a Karap, Ddrdsrébé éy name, who was the most renowned for witchcraft in that district, and informed him of the birth of Zaratist and the wonders which were manifested 1 The contents of this chapter refer chiefly to ‘the rearing of Zaratfist.’ For the other matters mentioned in Dk. VIII, xiv, 2, see Zs. XIV, 6-12. * Sls. X, 15 prescribes ‘ten women. Zs. XIV, 13 mentions ‘seven wizards (yatikd).’ D2 36 DINKARD, BOOK VII.
3VIII, xiv, 2, see Zs. XIV, 6-12. * Sls. X, 15 prescribes ‘ten women. Zs. XIV, 13 mentions ‘seven wizards (yatikd).’ D2 36 DINKARD, BOOK VII. therein; he a/so brought 472m to the house for the purpose of seeing Zaratdst. 5. That wizard, owing to the coming oz of vexation at that glory in Zaratdst, desired with evil intention a really mischievous deceit (shéd6), to compress with 42s paws (gév) the tender head of that full-glorious child, to cause 4zs death. 6. And here is manifested a great wonder to the multitude, just as revelation mentions z¢ thus: ‘Thereupon the paws of that deadly ome (mar) are driven back to behind him (that is, reversed (aQsk Qn) backwards) ; nor ever after ad that deadly one become again a devourer of meat with zs jaws by means of those paws.’ 7. That Karap also, besides that, examined the marks and evil specks on Zaratdst!; and Pérdshdspé, zz awful alarm as to the dispersion of the emanation of splendour (4 p- dihth) from Zaratdst, hastened (sA4rinid) to make Zaratist invisible. 8. One marvel is this which zs declared, that the Karap Dfrdsrébé, through witchcraft, cast such fear of Zaratdst into the mind of Pérdish4spé, and so injured the mind of Pérdsh4spé, that, owing only to that very fear as regards himself, he asked the Karap for the death of Zaratfst. 9. Also about? the mode of putting to death for which Pérfishdspéd, owing to the distraction (vishépisn5) by which he becomes helpless, asks Dfrdsrébé6 ; and that Karap is bringing much firewood together, and to shelter (nip4yidan6) Zaratdst amid that firewood, to stir up a fire, and to make z¢.blaze with the wood were the remedy he arranged (virdst6); and Pérdsh4spé acted accord- ' Compare Zs. XVI, 1-3. ? Pahl. madam-md, where mé=Ai, ‘what? whatever,’ is used for -ik, ‘also,’ as often happens. CHAPTER III, 5-12. 37 ingly. 10. And here is manifested a great wonder to the multitude, just as revelation mentions it thus: ‘Neither was fire among the vegetation on a tree (that is, it does not come on), nor as fire seized upon plants ; dz¢ on rushed, at dawn ', that son-loving mother, and she came forth to him intelligently (hdshiménd), and seizing him, thereby removed him with Her right hand aloft as he sat ?.’
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1XII, 10. * The mother of Dah&k, who first committed adultery in an aggravated form (see Dd. LXXII, 5; LXXVIII, 2). CHAPTER II, 63-68. 33 and that man proceeded also again to the ox, and though z¢ was carrying o# still much of that talk, he did not lend an ear to z¢, dud killed 27. 67. Regarding the sole-created ox', too, z¢ is declared that, ov meeting its destruction by the evil spirit, it bellowed thus: ‘Though thou thinkest it as to us, O evil spirit, astute in evil! that thou art zz every way a winner by destruction, #¢ zs not to our destruction thou art even then an attainer 2” every way (that is, z# is not possible for thee so to annihilate that we sha// not arise again); even now I proclaim that that man, Zaratist of the Spitamas, wll arrive in that last revolution, who w2é/ produce distress for the demons, the assistants of the demon, and also the wicked who are bipeds.’ 68. Likewise the marvellousness of Zaratist’s defeat of the demons, owing to his glory and by means of his sagacity, even before he had come into the world by birth; when Frasiydv? the wizard is amazingly distressed through seeking that glory of his by desire of the demons, just as revelation ® mentions thus: ‘Thereupon Frdstydv, the very powerful TarAnian, rushed away, O Zaratist of the Spitdmas! to the wide-formed ocean a first, a second, and a third time; and he wished to obtain that glory which is specially for those of the countries of Iran, for the born and the unborn, and which is for the righteous ove; du¢ he did not attain to that glory.’ 1 Pahl. t674-t aévak-d4d6, the primeval ox, from whom the animals and plants have all descended (see Bd. III, 14, 17, 18; IV, 1-5; X, 1; XIV, 1-3; XXVII, 2). * The same person as Frangr4styak of Chaps. I, 31, 39; I, 69; XI, 3. 5 In Yt. XIX, 56-62; V, 42. [47] D 34 DINKARD, BOOK. VII. 69. And this, too, 2s mentioned, that to all the seven regions the villain Frangrastyak rushed away, and the glory of Zaratdst was sought by him’.’ _ 70. Here is an enumeration of the worthy lineage of Zaratist ?:—Zarathst was son of Périshaspéd, son of Padiragtaraspé, of Urugadhasp*, of Haééadaspé*, of Kikhshnus*, of Paétrasp*, of Aregadharsn*, of Hardhar*, of Spitam, of Vaédist*, of Nayazem*’, of Airié’, of Dardsrébé, of Mandséthar monarch of Iran, of M4nds-khdrnar, of M4nds-khirnak whom Néréksang implanted in‘ Vizak*, daughter of Airyak*, son of Thritak*, of Bitak*, of Frazdsak*, of Zdsak*, of Fragtzak**, of Gdzak**, daughter of AirtZ, son of Frédin monarch of Khvaniras, son of Par-tér4 the Aspigan, of Névak-t67a the Aspigan, of Sdg-td7a the Aspigan, of Bér-téva the Aspigan, of Kardar-t6va? the Aspigan, of Styah-t674 the Aspigan, of Spété-t674 the Aspigan, of Géfar-té7a the Aspigan, of Ramak-t674 *® the Asptgan, of Vanéfravisn the AsptgAn, of Yim monarch of the seven 1 See Yt. XIX, 82.
2the Aspigan, of Styah-t674 the Aspigan, of Spété-t674 the Aspigan, of Géfar-té7a the Aspigan, of Ramak-t674 *® the Asptgan, of Vanéfravisn the AsptgAn, of Yim monarch of the seven 1 See Yt. XIX, 82. 2 Compare the genealogy in Zs. XIII, 6 ; Bd. XXXII, 1, and that quoted there from the Vigirkard-i Dénig. The names marked here with an asterisk are written in PAzand, or partly so. 5 Ayazem, of Ragan, in Bd. The latter name is Ragisn in Vig., but Erifd in Zs. XVI, 13. ‘ This wants confirmation, but varzid 4&n can hardly be a name as assumed in Vig., where it is altered to Varzid-dén. 5 The g is of the old form likes. ®° The G is omitted, but see Bd. XXXI, 14. 7 Or KAtal-t6ra; this generation is omitted both in the Vigirkard and Bundahis. 8 This generation is interlined in the MS. of the Dinkard. The Bundahis, XXXI, 7, also omits Névak-tér4 ; and the Vigirkard omits Bér-t6ra, Styah-t6ra, Spété-t6r4, and Ramak-t6r4. The termination t6ra is merely the Zvaris equivalent of gau. In Iranian MSS. the Pahlavi f and fi are practically written alike in most cases. CHAPTER II, 69-III, 4. 35 regions, son of Vivangha, of Ayang,had*, of Anang,had*, son of Héshang the Pésdadian monarch of the seven regions, soz of Fravak, of Styamak, of MasyA, of Gayémard the first man. Cuapter ITI. 1. About the marvellousness which is manifested after the birth of that most auspicious of offsprings from zs mother, till his coming to a conference w7th Atharmazd}, 2. One marvel is this which zs declared, that on being born he laughed outright ; the seven midwives (dayah) *, who sat around him, were quite frightened thereby ; and those terrified ones spoke thus: ‘What was this, on account of grandeur or contempt ? when, like the worthy man whose pleasure is due to activity, the man’s child so laughs at the birth owing tohim.’ 3. Pérdsh4spé also spoke thus: ‘ Bring out this manchzld to the sheepskx clothing which is soft; the affair was owing to thee, owing to the virtue of thee who art Ddikdatb, that the advent of glory and coming of radiance to this manchz/d was openly seen when he laughed outright at his birth.’ 4. One marvel is this which is declared, that Pérdshdspé afterwards went to a Karap, Ddrdsrébé éy name, who was the most renowned for witchcraft in that district, and informed him of the birth of Zaratist and the wonders which were manifested 1 The contents of this chapter refer chiefly to ‘the rearing of Zaratfist.’ For the other matters mentioned in Dk. VIII, xiv, 2, see Zs. XIV, 6-12. * Sls. X, 15 prescribes ‘ten women. Zs. XIV, 13 mentions ‘seven wizards (yatikd).’ D2 36 DINKARD, BOOK VII.
3VIII, xiv, 2, see Zs. XIV, 6-12. * Sls. X, 15 prescribes ‘ten women. Zs. XIV, 13 mentions ‘seven wizards (yatikd).’ D2 36 DINKARD, BOOK VII. therein; he a/so brought 472m to the house for the purpose of seeing Zaratdst. 5. That wizard, owing to the coming oz of vexation at that glory in Zaratdst, desired with evil intention a really mischievous deceit (shéd6), to compress with 42s paws (gév) the tender head of that full-glorious child, to cause 4zs death. 6. And here is manifested a great wonder to the multitude, just as revelation mentions z¢ thus: ‘Thereupon the paws of that deadly ome (mar) are driven back to behind him (that is, reversed (aQsk Qn) backwards) ; nor ever after ad that deadly one become again a devourer of meat with zs jaws by means of those paws.’ 7. That Karap also, besides that, examined the marks and evil specks on Zaratdst!; and Pérdshdspé, zz awful alarm as to the dispersion of the emanation of splendour (4 p- dihth) from Zaratdst, hastened (sA4rinid) to make Zaratist invisible. 8. One marvel is this which zs declared, that the Karap Dfrdsrébé, through witchcraft, cast such fear of Zaratdst into the mind of Pérdish4spé, and so injured the mind of Pérdsh4spé, that, owing only to that very fear as regards himself, he asked the Karap for the death of Zaratfst. 9. Also about? the mode of putting to death for which Pérfishdspéd, owing to the distraction (vishépisn5) by which he becomes helpless, asks Dfrdsrébé6 ; and that Karap is bringing much firewood together, and to shelter (nip4yidan6) Zaratdst amid that firewood, to stir up a fire, and to make z¢.blaze with the wood were the remedy he arranged (virdst6); and Pérdsh4spé acted accord- ' Compare Zs. XVI, 1-3. ? Pahl. madam-md, where mé=Ai, ‘what? whatever,’ is used for -ik, ‘also,’ as often happens. CHAPTER III, 5-12. 37 ingly. 10. And here is manifested a great wonder to the multitude, just as revelation mentions it thus: ‘Neither was fire among the vegetation on a tree (that is, it does not come on), nor as fire seized upon plants ; dz¢ on rushed, at dawn ', that son-loving mother, and she came forth to him intelligently (hdshiménd), and seizing him, thereby removed him with Her right hand aloft as he sat ?.’
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