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CHAPTER XXXI, 39-XXXII, 3.
Kakhshnus', son of Pâitirasp, son of Hardarsn2, son of Hardâr3, son of Spitâmân, son of Vidast, son of Ayazem, son of Ragan, son of Dûrâsrôb, son of Mânûskihar 8. 2. As Paltirâsp had two sons, one Pôrushasp and one Ârâsti, by Pôrûshasp was Zaratûst begotten for a sanctuary of good religion 10, and by Årâsti was Mêdyôk-mâh 11 begotten. 3. Zaratûst, when he brought the religion, first celebrated
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Windischmann suggests Av. Kâkhshnôis (gen.) of Fravardîn
Yt. 114.
Kao has Pâz. Harsn and TD has Harakîdârsno.
TD has Harâîdâr, or Arâîdâr.
• Or Spîtâm (as the last syllable is the patronymical suffix), Av. Spitâma, the usual patronymic of Zaratust.
May be read Vâdist in TD.
• Possibly the same person as Râk in Chap. XXXI, 31; but see XXXIII, 3.
So in TD, but Pâz. Durâsrun in K20, M6.
* This genealogy is somewhat differently given in the Vagarkard-i Dînik (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 Gâyômard, as follows: ‘Pôrushâspô son of Paitirâsp, and Arâspô son of Paîtirâsp, Urvandasp, Haêkadasp, Kikhshnus, Paêtirasp, Hardrsn, Haridâr, Spîtâmâno, Vaêdist, Nayâzem, Ragisn, Dârâsrôb, Mânûsîhar sovereign of Iran, Mânus-khûrnar, Mânus-khûrnâk, Nêryôsang, Varsîd-dîn, Vîzak, Airyak, Aithritak, Ibitak, Frazîsak, Zisak, Frasizak, Izak, Aîrîk, Frêdûn lord of Khvanîras, Pûr-tôrâ the Âspîkân, Nêvak-tôrâ the Aspîkân, Sôg-tôrâ the Âspîkân, Gêfar-tôrâ the Âspîkân, Vanôi-fravisn the Åspîkân, Yim lord of the seven regions, Vîvanghâu, Ayanghad, Ananghad, Takhmôrup, Hôshâng the Pêsdâd, lord of the seven regions, Fravâk, Sîyâmak, Mashyô whose wife was Mashyak, Gâyôkmard the first man, and father of all mankind in the material world.'
• Av. Arâstaya of Fravardîn Yt. 95; TD has Ârâstih.
10 The Pâzand words dargâ hidainis appear to be merely a misreading of Pahl. dargâs-i hûdînôîh.
"Av. Maidhyô-maungha of Yas. L, 19, Fravardîn Yt. 95, 106. He is said to have been Zaratust's first disciple.
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