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voirs ?. 18. The Hôm which is out-squeezed is the chief of medicinal plants? 19. Wheat is the chief of large-seeded 3 grains. 20. The desert wormwood is the chief of unmedicinal plants. 21. The summer vetch, which they also call 'pag' (gåvirs), is the chief of small-seeded grains. 22. The Kastik (sacred thread-girdle) is the chief of clothes. 23. The Bâzâyvâna ® is the chief of seas. 24. Of two men, when they come forward together, the wiser and more truthful is chief.
25. This, too, it says in revelation, that Adharmazd created the whole material world one abode, so that all may be one; for there is much splendour and glory of industry in the world. 26. Whatsoever he performs, who practises that which is good, is the value of the water of life?; since water is not created alike 8 in value, for the undefiled water of Arêdvivsûr is worth the whole water of the sky and earth of Khvaniras”, except the Arag river 10, created by Adharmazd. 27. Of trees the myrtle and date,
1 The meaning of Pâz. gobarà is doubtful, but it is here taken as standing for Pahl. gôbalân, equivalent to the plural of Pers. gôl or kôl, a reservoir ;' Sataves being a specially 'watery' constellation (see Tîstar Yt. o). Justi traces gobarân to Av. gufra, and translates it by 'protecting stars.'
3 Pâz. khvad and bakagâ evidently stand for Pahl. hûd (Av. huta) and bezashk.
* Compare Av. as - dânunãm - ka yavananãm (Tistar it. 29). · Paz. aba kagâ stands for Pahl. abexashk. 5 Compare Av. kasu-dânunãm-ka vâstranăm (Tistar Yt. 29).
6 Justi identifies this with Lake Van, but perhaps Lake Sevan may be meant. ? Or, its value is water.' K20 omits the word 'water.'
Reading ham instead of hamâk, all.' . See Chap. XI, 2-6. 10 See Chap. XX, 8.
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