Zend Avesta Part 01

SR No.: 007671
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: James Darmesteter
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1895
Total Pages: 2695
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 49 MB

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CHAPTER XXXI, 39 - XXXII, 3.
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Kakhshnùs ', son of Pâitirasp, son of Hardarsn ?, son of Hardâr 3, son of Spitâmân“, son of Vidast ", son of Ayazem, son of Ragan, son of Darâsrôb?, son of Mânùskihar 8 2. As Paftirâsp had two sons, one Pôrdshasp and one Årâsti", by Pôrůshasp was Zaratast begotten for a sanctuary of good religion 10, and by Åråsti was Medyôk-mâh 11 begotten. 3. Zaratast, when he brought the religion, first celebrated
'Windischmann suggests Av. Kakhshnôis (gen.) of Fravardîn Yt. 114.
* Kao has Pâz. Harsn and TD has Harakîdârsno. * TD has Haraidàr, or Arâidar.
• Or Spîtâm (as the last syllable is the patronymical suffix), Av. Spitama, the usual patronymic of Zaratūst.
* May be read Vadist in TD.
• Possibly the same person as Råk in Chap. XXXI, 31; but see XXXIII, 3.
? So in TD, but Paz. Durâsrun in K20, M6.
* This genealogy is somewhat differently given in the Vagarkard-i Dînfk (pp. 28, 29), as published in Bombay by Dastur Peshotanji Behramji Sanjânâ in 1848; and is extended back, through the generations mentioned in Chap. XXXI, 1,2,7,14, to Gâyðmard, as follows:
Portshậspô som of Paitirasp, and AraspÔ Son of Partirosp, Urvatdasp, Haêkadasp, Kikhsbnus, Paêtirasp, Hardrsn, Haridâr, Spîtamano, Vaēdist, Nayâzem, Ragisn, Dürasrôb, Mânûskîhar sovereign of Iran, Mânus-khůrnar, Mânus-khůrnák, Nêryôsang, Varsîd-dîn, Vizak, Airyak, Aithritak, Ibitak, Frazîsak, Zisak, Frasizak, Izak, Airik, Frédân lord of Khvanîras, Par-törâ the Aspîkân, Nêvak-tôra the Åspîkån, Sôg-törâ the Aspîkân, Gefar-törâ the Aspîkân, Vandi-fravisn the Åspîkân, Yim lord of the seven regions, Vîvanghâd, Ayanghad, Ananghad, Takhmôrup, Hôshầng the Pêsdåd, lord of the seven regions, Fravåk, Siyâmak, Mashyo whose wife was Mashyāk, Gâyôkmard the first man, and father of all mankind in the material world.'
Av. Årâstaya of Fravardîn Yt. 95; TD has Ârâstih. 10 The Pazand words darga bidainis appear to be merely a misreading of Pahl. dargas-i hûdînôfh.
u Av. Maidhyô-maungha of Yas. L, 19, Fravardîn Yt. 95, 106. He is said to have been Zaratůst's first disciple.
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