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1down to the earth, by way of female cave; thereupon no variation occurred to ¢he child, and, further, the hand of that Karap was withered ®, and that wizard demanded the life * of Zaratdst from Pérdshaspé for the harm from him, which sprang ufon himsedf from his own action. 4. Ad the same time Pérfshaspé took Zaratist, and gave him to the Karap, that he might do with him according to his own will. 5. He seized him and threw him out, at the feet of the oxen who were going on a path to the water; the leader of that drove of oxen stood still in 42s vicinity, and 150 oxen, which walked behind it, were kept away from him thereby ; axd Pérdshaspé took 47m, and carried him back to the house °. 6. Also the second day, the Karap threw him out * Assuming that véshfg stands for véshig=béshig. ? The three female spirits that represent the earth, pure water, and guardian spirits, respectively. ® Compare Dk. VII, iii, 4-7. * Assuming that the MS. déné stands for gan. ® Compare Dk. VII, iii, 11, 12. (47) L 146 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. at the feet of the horses; and the leader of the horses stood still in the vicinity of Zaratist, and 150 horses, which walked behind it, were kept away from him thereby; and Pérdshaspé took 42m, and carried him back to the house}, 7. Also the third day, firewood is gathered together by the Karap, and Zaratdst is deposited on z¢ by him, the fire is stirred up by him, yet wzth the same result (ham-bin-i£), the chz/d is not burnt by it, and those marks, which existed and were made upon him, were a preservation from it *. 8. And the fourth day, he is thrown by ¢he Karap into the lair (4shy4nak6) of a wolf; the wolf was not in the lair, azd@ when it wished to go back to the den (strak6), it stopped when it came in front of some radiance, zz the manner of a mother, at the place where zts cub was. 9g. In the night, VohQmand and Srésh the righteous brought a woolly (kQrdsak6) sheep weth udder fu// of milk into the den, and it gave milk to Zaratdst, in digestible draughts (guvarak6 guvdrak9), until dayAghe *. 10. In the dawn, the mother of Zaratdst went to that place, in the expectation that it would be necessary to bring a skeleton out of the den, and the woolly sheep came out avd ran away; his mother supposed that it was the wolf, and she spoke thus: ‘Thou ast devoured to repletion; mayst thou endure for ever without it!’ 11. She went farther, and when she saw Zaratist quite safe, she then took him up and spoke thus; ‘I w2// not give ¢hee to any one during life, not though both the provinces of Ragh and Nédar shou/d arrive here together +.’ 1 Compare Dk. VII, iii, 13, 14. 3 Ibid. 9, 10. * Ibid. 15-17; V, ii, 4. * Ibid. 18, 19. CHAPTER XVI, 7—XVII, 3. 147°
2VII, iii, 13, 14. 3 Ibid. 9, 10. * Ibid. 15-17; V, ii, 4. * Ibid. 18, 19. CHAPTER XVI, 7—XVII, 3. 147° 12, Becaube these princes were among the spiritual from two provinces which ave in Atdr-padak4n, such as are at sixty leagues (parasang) from Xist; Zaratdst arose from Ragh, and Vistasp from Nédar. 13. And of these two provinces, Ragh was according to the name of Erifd, son of Dirésrobd, son of M4ntds4thar!, from whom arose the race of Zaratist ; and Nédar wes according to the name of Nédar, son of M&aniséthar, from whom arose the race of Vistdsp. CuHaPteR XVIE.. 1. These were his tokens at birth:—One day, one of those five brothers of the Karaps saw Zaratdst, and he looked a long while upwards, downwards, and on all sides around 2, 2. Pérdshaspé enquired thus: ‘What was there when thou lookedst upwards, what when ¢hou lookedst downwards, and what when thou lookedst on all sides ?' 3. And he replied thus, namely ; ‘When I looked upwards, it was for this reason, when I saw that our souls * ¢hat go up to the sky, wz// go up to the best 1 Compare Chap. XIII, 6; Dk. VU, ii, 70. ? Compare Dk. VII, iii, 27-30. ® Assuming that the MS. gad4d, ‘glory, or destiny,’ has lost an initial n, with which it was originally nismd@=Chald. 89¥} ‘ the soul;’ as the copyists have not been aware of the existence of this Zvaris equivalent for rfib4n, ‘the soul,’ for some centuries, it has been altered into gadd, by the omission of its first letter, in nearly all but the very oldest existing MSS., such as K2o and M6 in Bd, XV, 3-5, and even there the medial m is really missing, though apparently existing in the final @; the irregularity of “using s for shis common in Pahlavi. L2 148 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. existence’, owing to the words of this soul of mankind. 4. When I looked downwards, I saw that, owing to the action of this ove, the demon and fiend, the wizard and witch become buried below the earth, and fall paralyzed back to hell. 5. And when I looked on all sides, I saw that the words of this one well extend through the whole earth; and when they have become as the law of the seven regions, each person is kept clothed wzth a robe (kap4h) of seven skins, in which the glory of the seven archangels Aas arisen.’ 6. And Br&dd@-rikhsh the Tar went forth; when he went to the right side (arak6), Zaratdst hastened away to the left, and when he went to the left side, Zaratist hastened to the right, and he is thereby concealed from Brdd-rikhsh the Tar, who has not met with him. CuapTer XVIII. 1. About his diverse want of participation (gvid akhvésith) with 47s parents this also is declared, that the demons, at an assembly of wizards, produced an outcry for a conference (ham-v4k6 layisnd) thus: ‘ That son of Pérdshaspé is senseless and foolish and secretly corrupted; no one, man oy woman, wi// consider or accept him as exalted.’
32. The tidings came to Périshaspé, and Pérdshasp6é spoke unto Zaratfist thus: ‘I thought that I had begotten a son who would become a priest, a warrior, and a husbandman, and now thou. 1 The ordinary heaven, see Dd. XX, 3. CHAPTER XVII, 4—-XIX, I. 149 wouldst be foolish and secretly corrupted; thou shouldst proceed to the Karaps, so that they may cure thee, 3. Zaratdst gave answer thus: ‘I am he that is thy son, a priest, warrior, and husbandman.’ 4. And, by command of Pérfishaspd he harnessed two horses to a chariot (vardind), and he went with Pérdshaspé. 5. When they came to the place according to the decision of Pérdshaspé, into the presence of one Karap of those said five brethren, that wizard took a cup and made water, and spoke thus: ‘ This he should drink who is a son of thine, so that he may become well;’ and he acted with this conviction, that so he would change to the same nature as theirs. 6. Zaratdst spoke to Pérfshaspd thus: ‘Thou mayst give z¢ back to him who is thy protector and high-priest ;” and he arose (akhégid)! and went back to ¢hezr place. 7. On the way, Zaratist gave they two horses water, on account of ¢hezr thirst; and he thought thus: ‘ Unprofitable was my going to the residence of the Karaps, except 7” this manner, when, through giving water to the horses, my soul was then expanded.’ CuaPTrerR XIX. 1. About his interfering talk (andarg-gébisndth) with the iniquitous, this also is declared, that one 1 T has ‘he saluted (nfy4yfd). This legend has not yet been found elsewhere. 150 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. day Dfrésrébé! the Karap, as ¢¢ were from the same five brethren, came out to the house of Pérdishaspé ; and Pérdshaspé placed a bowl (g4mak6) of mare’s milk before 42m, and spoke to him thus: ‘ Consecrate zt.’ 2. Zaratist expostulated with Périshaspé thus: ‘I will consecrate 77, 3. Pérdshaspé spoke thus : ‘He should consecrate, and the grace is to be offered up by you?;’ avd as many as three times they mutually disputed. 4. Then up stood Zaratist, and his right foot struck at the bowl and emptied it, and he spoke thus : ‘I reverence righteousness, I reverence the righteous and the poor, men and women; do thou, O Pérdishasp6! prepare a portion for him in whom there is worthiness.’ 5. And Darésrébé spoke unto Zaratdst thus: ‘As some of my portion of daily food was first thrown away by thee, it is I who weé/ bring z¢ on both thy lives, and wed? utterly destroy thee.’ 6. Zaratist spoke interruptingly * thus: ‘With complete mindfulness I w2// look upon thee with both eyes, and will utterly destroy thee.’ 7. And, for a long time, they constantly looked, one at the other, with unshrinking gaze; dé the divine nature of Zaratist is victorious over the witchcraft of that wzzard, and Dirésrdbé is further disturbed; he also asked for 42s horse and spoke thus: ‘On account of this doy, 2¢ is impossible for me to stay.’
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Romanised transliteration as printed by the translator, not the original script. This is what we hold.
1down to the earth, by way of female cave; thereupon no variation occurred to ¢he child, and, further, the hand of that Karap was withered ®, and that wizard demanded the life * of Zaratdst from Pérdshaspé for the harm from him, which sprang ufon himsedf from his own action. 4. Ad the same time Pérfshaspé took Zaratist, and gave him to the Karap, that he might do with him according to his own will. 5. He seized him and threw him out, at the feet of the oxen who were going on a path to the water; the leader of that drove of oxen stood still in 42s vicinity, and 150 oxen, which walked behind it, were kept away from him thereby ; axd Pérdshaspé took 47m, and carried him back to the house °. 6. Also the second day, the Karap threw him out * Assuming that véshfg stands for véshig=béshig. ? The three female spirits that represent the earth, pure water, and guardian spirits, respectively. ® Compare Dk. VII, iii, 4-7. * Assuming that the MS. déné stands for gan. ® Compare Dk. VII, iii, 11, 12. (47) L 146 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. at the feet of the horses; and the leader of the horses stood still in the vicinity of Zaratist, and 150 horses, which walked behind it, were kept away from him thereby; and Pérdshaspé took 42m, and carried him back to the house}, 7. Also the third day, firewood is gathered together by the Karap, and Zaratdst is deposited on z¢ by him, the fire is stirred up by him, yet wzth the same result (ham-bin-i£), the chz/d is not burnt by it, and those marks, which existed and were made upon him, were a preservation from it *. 8. And the fourth day, he is thrown by ¢he Karap into the lair (4shy4nak6) of a wolf; the wolf was not in the lair, azd@ when it wished to go back to the den (strak6), it stopped when it came in front of some radiance, zz the manner of a mother, at the place where zts cub was. 9g. In the night, VohQmand and Srésh the righteous brought a woolly (kQrdsak6) sheep weth udder fu// of milk into the den, and it gave milk to Zaratdst, in digestible draughts (guvarak6 guvdrak9), until dayAghe *. 10. In the dawn, the mother of Zaratdst went to that place, in the expectation that it would be necessary to bring a skeleton out of the den, and the woolly sheep came out avd ran away; his mother supposed that it was the wolf, and she spoke thus: ‘Thou ast devoured to repletion; mayst thou endure for ever without it!’ 11. She went farther, and when she saw Zaratist quite safe, she then took him up and spoke thus; ‘I w2// not give ¢hee to any one during life, not though both the provinces of Ragh and Nédar shou/d arrive here together +.’ 1 Compare Dk. VII, iii, 13, 14. 3 Ibid. 9, 10. * Ibid. 15-17; V, ii, 4. * Ibid. 18, 19. CHAPTER XVI, 7—XVII, 3. 147°
2VII, iii, 13, 14. 3 Ibid. 9, 10. * Ibid. 15-17; V, ii, 4. * Ibid. 18, 19. CHAPTER XVI, 7—XVII, 3. 147° 12, Becaube these princes were among the spiritual from two provinces which ave in Atdr-padak4n, such as are at sixty leagues (parasang) from Xist; Zaratdst arose from Ragh, and Vistasp from Nédar. 13. And of these two provinces, Ragh was according to the name of Erifd, son of Dirésrobd, son of M4ntds4thar!, from whom arose the race of Zaratist ; and Nédar wes according to the name of Nédar, son of M&aniséthar, from whom arose the race of Vistdsp. CuHaPteR XVIE.. 1. These were his tokens at birth:—One day, one of those five brothers of the Karaps saw Zaratdst, and he looked a long while upwards, downwards, and on all sides around 2, 2. Pérdshaspé enquired thus: ‘What was there when thou lookedst upwards, what when ¢hou lookedst downwards, and what when thou lookedst on all sides ?' 3. And he replied thus, namely ; ‘When I looked upwards, it was for this reason, when I saw that our souls * ¢hat go up to the sky, wz// go up to the best 1 Compare Chap. XIII, 6; Dk. VU, ii, 70. ? Compare Dk. VII, iii, 27-30. ® Assuming that the MS. gad4d, ‘glory, or destiny,’ has lost an initial n, with which it was originally nismd@=Chald. 89¥} ‘ the soul;’ as the copyists have not been aware of the existence of this Zvaris equivalent for rfib4n, ‘the soul,’ for some centuries, it has been altered into gadd, by the omission of its first letter, in nearly all but the very oldest existing MSS., such as K2o and M6 in Bd, XV, 3-5, and even there the medial m is really missing, though apparently existing in the final @; the irregularity of “using s for shis common in Pahlavi. L2 148 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. existence’, owing to the words of this soul of mankind. 4. When I looked downwards, I saw that, owing to the action of this ove, the demon and fiend, the wizard and witch become buried below the earth, and fall paralyzed back to hell. 5. And when I looked on all sides, I saw that the words of this one well extend through the whole earth; and when they have become as the law of the seven regions, each person is kept clothed wzth a robe (kap4h) of seven skins, in which the glory of the seven archangels Aas arisen.’ 6. And Br&dd@-rikhsh the Tar went forth; when he went to the right side (arak6), Zaratdst hastened away to the left, and when he went to the left side, Zaratist hastened to the right, and he is thereby concealed from Brdd-rikhsh the Tar, who has not met with him. CuapTer XVIII. 1. About his diverse want of participation (gvid akhvésith) with 47s parents this also is declared, that the demons, at an assembly of wizards, produced an outcry for a conference (ham-v4k6 layisnd) thus: ‘ That son of Pérdshaspé is senseless and foolish and secretly corrupted; no one, man oy woman, wi// consider or accept him as exalted.’
32. The tidings came to Périshaspé, and Pérdshasp6é spoke unto Zaratfist thus: ‘I thought that I had begotten a son who would become a priest, a warrior, and a husbandman, and now thou. 1 The ordinary heaven, see Dd. XX, 3. CHAPTER XVII, 4—-XIX, I. 149 wouldst be foolish and secretly corrupted; thou shouldst proceed to the Karaps, so that they may cure thee, 3. Zaratdst gave answer thus: ‘I am he that is thy son, a priest, warrior, and husbandman.’ 4. And, by command of Pérfishaspd he harnessed two horses to a chariot (vardind), and he went with Pérdshaspé. 5. When they came to the place according to the decision of Pérdshaspé, into the presence of one Karap of those said five brethren, that wizard took a cup and made water, and spoke thus: ‘ This he should drink who is a son of thine, so that he may become well;’ and he acted with this conviction, that so he would change to the same nature as theirs. 6. Zaratdst spoke to Pérfshaspd thus: ‘Thou mayst give z¢ back to him who is thy protector and high-priest ;” and he arose (akhégid)! and went back to ¢hezr place. 7. On the way, Zaratist gave they two horses water, on account of ¢hezr thirst; and he thought thus: ‘ Unprofitable was my going to the residence of the Karaps, except 7” this manner, when, through giving water to the horses, my soul was then expanded.’ CuaPTrerR XIX. 1. About his interfering talk (andarg-gébisndth) with the iniquitous, this also is declared, that one 1 T has ‘he saluted (nfy4yfd). This legend has not yet been found elsewhere. 150 SELECTIONS OF ZAD-SPARAM. day Dfrésrébé! the Karap, as ¢¢ were from the same five brethren, came out to the house of Pérdishaspé ; and Pérdshaspé placed a bowl (g4mak6) of mare’s milk before 42m, and spoke to him thus: ‘ Consecrate zt.’ 2. Zaratist expostulated with Périshaspé thus: ‘I will consecrate 77, 3. Pérdshaspé spoke thus : ‘He should consecrate, and the grace is to be offered up by you?;’ avd as many as three times they mutually disputed. 4. Then up stood Zaratist, and his right foot struck at the bowl and emptied it, and he spoke thus : ‘I reverence righteousness, I reverence the righteous and the poor, men and women; do thou, O Pérdishasp6! prepare a portion for him in whom there is worthiness.’ 5. And Darésrébé spoke unto Zaratdst thus: ‘As some of my portion of daily food was first thrown away by thee, it is I who weé/ bring z¢ on both thy lives, and wed? utterly destroy thee.’ 6. Zaratist spoke interruptingly * thus: ‘With complete mindfulness I w2// look upon thee with both eyes, and will utterly destroy thee.’ 7. And, for a long time, they constantly looked, one at the other, with unshrinking gaze; dé the divine nature of Zaratist is victorious over the witchcraft of that wzzard, and Dirésrdbé is further disturbed; he also asked for 42s horse and spoke thus: ‘On account of this doy, 2¢ is impossible for me to stay.’
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