Chapter 1 - Yasna 28

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ýânîm¹ manô²	Thoughts²
ýânîm³ vacô⁴	words⁴
ýânîm⁵ shyaothnem⁶	and deeds⁶
ashaonô⁷ zarathushtrahe⁸ ,	of holy⁷ Zarathushtra⁸
	(are) bringing prosperity¹ (or are full of inspiration¹)
ferâ⁹ ameshâ speñtâ¹⁰	May¹² the Amesha Spentas¹⁰i.e. Bountiful immortals
gâthå¹¹ gêurvâin¹² !	accept¹² these Gathas¹¹
nemô¹³ vê¹⁴ gâthå¹⁵ ashaonîsh¹⁶ ,	O sacred¹⁶ Gathas¹⁵ salutations¹³ be unto you^14.

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ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²²	to the invisible²²
mazdâ²³pourvîm²⁴speñtahyâ²⁵	(and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³, first of all^24.
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

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ýê³⁶ vå³⁷ mazdâ³⁸ ahurâ³⁹	O omniscient³⁸ Lord³⁹
pairî-jasâi⁴⁰	I would reach near thee⁴⁰
vohû⁴¹ mananghâ⁴¹	through the good⁴¹ mind⁴¹
	^{Explanation : By means of the purest thought O}^Ahura^{Mazda I fully recognize thee}
maibyô⁴² dâvôi⁴³	Do thou grant⁴³ me⁴²
	benefit⁴⁸
ahvåo⁴⁴	of both the worlds⁴⁴
astvatascâ⁴⁵ hyatcâ⁴⁶	of this the corporeal
mananghô⁴⁷	and (the other) the spiritual
âyaptâ⁴⁸	^{see above}
	which may accrue⁵²
ashât hacâ⁴⁹	through truth⁴⁹
ýâish⁵⁰ rapañtô⁵¹	joy -giving⁵¹
daidît⁵²	see above
hvâthrê⁵³.	and happiness⁵³

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ýê⁵⁴ vå⁵⁵	Unto you⁵⁵
ashâ⁵⁶	Asha (truth)⁵⁶
ufyânî⁵⁷	^{see below}
manascâ⁵⁸ vohû⁵⁸	and Vohu Manah⁵⁸ (good mind).
apaourvîm⁵⁹	^{see below}
mazdãmcâ⁶⁰ ahurem⁶⁰	O Ahura-Mazda.⁶⁰
	I shall weave my hymns of praise⁵⁷
	as never before⁵⁹
ýaêibyô⁶¹	by whose grace (or from whom)
	(are obtained)
khshathremcâ⁶²akhzhaonvamnem⁶³	the perpetual⁶³ wealth⁶² (i.e. happiness of heaven)
varedaitî⁶⁴ ârmaitish⁶⁵	and bountiful⁶⁴ perfect mentality⁶⁵.
â-môi⁶⁶	For my⁶⁶
rafedhrâi⁶⁷	rejoicing⁶⁷
zavêñg⁶⁸ jasatâ⁶⁹.	may you come⁶⁹ towards (my) act of worship⁶⁸.

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ýê⁷⁰ urvânem⁷¹ mêñ⁷² gairê⁷³vohû⁷⁴ dadê⁷⁵	I shall lead⁷⁵ my soul⁷¹ to Garothaman⁷³ Heaven⁷³
hathrâ⁷⁶ mananghâ⁷⁷	through the agency⁷⁶ of the good mind⁷⁷.
ashîshcâ⁷⁸	being aware⁸⁰of the blessings⁷⁸
shyaothananãm⁷⁹ vîdush⁸⁰ mazdå⁸¹ ahurahyâ⁸¹	of deeds⁷⁹ of Ahura Mazda⁸¹
	(i.e. being aware of the most excellent advantages accrued by performing the deed approvable to Ahura Mazda)
ýavat⁸²	As long as⁸²
isâi⁸³	I have strength⁸³
tavâcâ⁸⁴	and power⁸⁴
avat⁸⁵	so long⁸⁵
khsâi⁸⁶	will I teach (others)⁸⁶
aêshê⁸⁷ ashahyâ⁸⁸.	(to abide) by the desire⁸⁷ of truth⁸⁸..

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ashâ⁸⁹	O truth⁸⁹
	equipped with knowledge⁹⁴
kat⁹⁰ thwâ⁹¹ daresânî⁹²	when⁹⁰ shall I see⁹² Thee⁹³
manascâ⁹³ vohû⁹³	and Vohu Manah (good mind)
vaêdemnô⁹⁴	^{see above}
gâtûmcâ⁹⁵	and the abode⁹⁵
ahurâi⁹⁶ sevîshtâi⁹⁷	of most beneficent⁹⁷ Ahura⁹⁶ Mazda⁹⁶
seraoshem⁹⁸	and Sarosh yazata⁹⁸ (thy messenger)
mazdâi⁹⁹anâ¹⁰⁰ mãthrâ¹ mazishtem²	Through this Holy spell¹ of thine⁹⁹we¹⁰⁰
vâurôimaidî³ khrafstrâ⁴	(cause) wicked men⁴ to believe completely³.
hizvâ⁵.	by means of the eloquence of our tongue⁵ only

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	(to a person) for his piety - righteousness¹⁰
vohû⁶ gaidî⁷	do thou come⁷ ( to our help)
	^{"ga" = Sanskrit = to come}
mananghâ⁸	through the good⁶ mind⁸
dâidî⁹	and grant⁹ (us) long life
ashâ- dåo¹⁰	^{see above}
	^i.e.^{giver of reward for pursuing the path of justice and truth}
daregâyû¹¹ ereshvâish¹²	On account of true¹²
tû¹³ukhdhâish¹⁴	utterances¹⁴
mazdâ¹⁵	O Ahura Mazda¹⁵
zarathushtrâi¹⁶ aojôñghvat¹⁷ rafenô¹⁸	immense¹⁷ joy¹⁸verily arises unto Zarathushtra¹⁶
ahmaibyâcâ¹⁹	and unto us¹⁹ (the disciples),
ahurâ²⁰	O lord²⁰ bountiful,
ýâ²¹	so that²¹,
daibishvatô²²	of a wicked person²²,
dvaêshå²³	the evils²³
taurvayâmâ²⁴.	we may overcome²⁴
	^{"Taurv" = Sanskrit = to overcome, to torment}

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dâidî²⁵ ashâ²⁶	Do thou grant²⁵ (me) O Asha²⁶
tãm²⁷ ashîm²⁸	that²⁷ blessing²⁸
vanghêush²⁹ âyaptâ³⁰ mananghô³¹	which is the profit³⁰ (or the reward) of the good²⁹ mind³¹
	O Armaiti³⁴
dâidî³² tû³³	grant³² unto
ârmaitê³⁴	^{see above}
vîshtâspâi³⁵ îshem³⁶maibyâ-châ³⁷	Vishtaspa²⁴ and unto me³⁷the wish³⁶ of the heart
dåostû³⁸ Mazdâ³⁹khshayâ-châ⁴⁰	O omniscient³⁹ and Ruling⁴⁰ Lord may thou be pleased³⁸
ýâ⁴¹	so that⁴¹
vê⁴²mãthrâ⁴³ srevîmâ⁴⁴ râdåo⁴⁵.	we may hear⁴⁴ thy⁴² precious⁴⁵ (or happiness giving) holy spell⁴³
	^{"radhangh" = Sanskrit =}^{"Radhas"= wealth, happiness, favor}
	^{see "ava mathra" through this holy spell or sacred hymn. see Yasna 44 stanza 17 Ushtavad Gatha.}
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vahishtem⁴⁶thwâ⁴⁷	^{see below}
vahishtâ⁴⁸ ýêm⁴⁹ ashâ⁵⁰ vahishtâ⁵¹	through the excellent⁴⁸ Best⁵¹ righteousness⁵⁰
hazaoshem⁵² ahurem⁵³	^{see below}
	^{hazaosha = "having the same desire", "of one accord"}
ýâsâ⁵⁴	do I entreat⁵⁴ thee⁴⁷
vâunush⁵⁵	with affection⁵⁵
	the most excellent⁴⁶ friend⁵² who is the Lord⁵³ of the entire creation
narôi⁵⁶ ferashaoshtrâi⁵⁷	for the hero⁵⁶ Frashaoshtra⁵⁷
maibyâcâ⁵⁸	and for myself⁵⁸
ýaêibyascâ⁵⁹ ît⁶⁰	upon whom⁵⁹
rånghanghôi⁶¹	thou wouldst bestow
	^ra^{= Sanskrit = to give}
vîspâi⁶² ýavê⁶² vanghêush⁶³ mananghô⁶⁴.	(the gifts) of the good⁶³ mind⁶⁴ eternally⁶²
	^{Explanation : for the sake of the propagation of the good}^Mazda^{-worshipping religion thou, O}^Hormazd^{will be pleased to bestow upon me and the hero Frashoashtra wisdom and intelligence till the end of our lives.}

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anâish⁶⁵	through these⁶⁵
våo⁶⁶ nôit⁶⁷	^{see below**}
	^##gifts⁷⁰ of the the ^@best⁷⁴ ^@ mind⁷²
Ahurâ⁶⁸ Mazdâ⁶⁸	O Ahura Mazda⁶⁸
Ashemcâ⁶⁹	Asha⁶⁹
ýânâish⁷⁰	^{## see above}
zaranaêmâ⁷¹	we will ^not⁶⁷ offend⁷¹ ^thee⁶⁶
	^{"zar" =}^Persian^{"azordan" = to give offence, to make sad}
manascâ⁷² hyat⁷³ vahishtem⁷⁴	^{@ see above}
	^{Explanation O ahura Mazda we will not give you any cause of provocation to be wrathful by badly (wrongly) utilising wisdom intelligenc and truth-justice decreed by you.}
ýôi⁷⁵ vê⁷⁶ ýôithemâ⁷⁷dasemê⁷⁸	We who⁷⁵ have striven eagerly⁷⁷ in training of your⁷⁶
	^"yuthema"^{"Yut"= Sanskrit to strive to be}^eager^{re-duplicated to}^"yayat"
	^{"daseme = deshana" = Sanskrit "das=dis"=}^Sanskrit^{"dish"= to teach}
stûtãm⁷⁹,	songs of praise⁷⁹
	(O truth and best mind)
ýûzhêm⁸⁰ zevîshtyånghô⁸¹ îshô⁸²	(you are) the gracious⁸¹ friend⁸² of
	^{Gathic form is "zevish"; "zush"= Sanskrit "jush" = to love; to favor; to strengthen.}
khshathremcâ⁸³ savanghãm⁸⁴.	the advantages⁸⁴ (derived from you)

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at⁸⁵ ýêñg⁸⁶	Whom⁸⁶,
ashâatcâ⁸⁷	on account of righteousness⁸⁷,
vôistâ⁸⁸	thou hast known⁸⁸
Vanghêushcâ⁸⁹ dâthêñg⁹⁰ mananghô⁹¹ erethwêñg⁹²	as the true⁹² creation⁹⁰ of Vohu⁸⁹ Manah⁹¹,
mazdâ⁹³ ahurâ⁹³	O Ahura Mazda⁹³,
aêibyô⁹⁴	for those⁹⁴
perenâ⁹⁵ âpanâish⁹⁶	do thou fulfill⁹⁵ with perfection⁹⁶
kâmem⁹⁷.	(their) wishes⁹⁷.
at⁹⁸ vê⁹⁹khshmaibyâ¹⁰⁰ asûnâ¹ vaêdâ² hvaraithyâ³ vaiñtyâ⁴ sravåo⁵.	I have known² that your⁹⁹ approved (or victorious)⁴ sacred verses⁵ are full¹ of efficacy³.
	Explanation: Prophet Zarathushtra speaks to the creator Ahura Mazda thus do thou fulfill completely wishes of those who rightly use their mental power, with truth

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ýê⁶ âish⁷	By the help of these sacred verses⁷
ashem⁸ nipånghê⁹	I will keep a watch⁹ over truth⁸
manascâ¹⁰ vohû¹¹	and good¹¹ thoughts¹⁰
ýavaêtâitê¹²	till the end of my life¹²
	in order to proclaim¹⁸ (amongst people)
tvêm¹³ Mazdâ¹⁴ Ahurâ¹⁴	O Ahura Mazda¹⁴ do thou¹³ (thyself)
frô-mâ¹⁵ sîshâ¹⁶	teach¹⁶ me¹⁵
thwahmât¹⁷ vaochanghê¹⁸ manyêush¹⁹ hachâ²⁰	from²⁰ thy¹⁷ Divine¹⁹ throne,
thwâ²¹ êeåonghâ²²	through thy²¹ mouth²²
ýâisht²³â anghush²⁴ pouruyô²⁵ bavat²⁶!	how this world²⁴ first²⁵ came into being²⁶
	(or do thou teach me as to how this world first came into existence)

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ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²² mazdâ²³	^{see below}
pourvîm²⁴	first of all^24.
speñtahyâ²⁵	^{see below}
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸ vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
	of the invisible²² (and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)
ýathâ ahû vairyô ... (4).
ashem vohû ... (3).
ahyâsãm³⁶ hâitîm³⁷ ýazamaide³⁸.	We revere Ahya Yasa Ha (i.e. ha called Ahya Yasa)

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 2 - Yasna 29

khshmaibyâ¹

O A hura Mazda and Amesha Spenta¹

^{"Khshmaibyo" =
before you, unto you}^i.e.^Ahura^Mazda^{and Asha}

^{also "Khshmaibya"
is "yushmaibya"= Sanskrit}^{"Yushmabhyam"}

gêush² urvâ³

The soul³ of the universe²

gerezhdâ⁴,

complained⁴:

kahmâi⁵

Wherefore⁵

mâ⁶thwarôzhdûm⁷

did you create⁷ me⁶?

kê^8a-mâ^8b tashat⁹,

Who^8a fashioned⁹ me^8b?

â-mâ¹⁰

Upon me¹⁰ (have fallen)

aêshemô¹¹

wrath¹¹

hazaschâ¹²

plunder¹²

remô¹³

violence¹³

âhushâyâ¹⁴

evil¹⁴

dereshchâ¹⁵

outrage¹⁵ (or aggression)

tevishchâ¹⁶,

and oppression¹⁶ .

nôit¹⁷ môi¹⁸ vâstâ¹⁹

There is no¹⁷ protector¹⁹ for me¹⁸

khshmat²⁰ anyô²¹

other than²¹ you²⁰ .

athâ²² môi²³ sãstâ²⁴

Therefore²² teach²⁴ me²³

vohû²⁵ vâstryâ²⁶.

good²⁵ industry²⁶

(whereby I may get rid of such calumnies.)

Adâ²⁷ Tashâ²⁸ Gêush²⁹

Thereupon²⁷ the creator²⁸ of the universe²⁹

(i.e. Ahura Mazda)

Peresat³⁰Ashem³¹

therefore asked³⁰ asha³¹ (i.e. truth)

kathâ³² tôi³³ gavôi³⁴ratush³⁵

whom³² (do you appoint) the chief³⁵for (the care of ) thy³³universe³⁴ ?

hyat³⁶

Who³⁶ (i.e. the chief)

hîm³⁷ dâtâ³⁸khshayañtô³⁹ hadâ⁴⁰

may always⁴⁰ become its³⁷(i.e. the entire universe) savior³⁸ and the ruler³⁹ ( over it.) ?

^{"datar"38
= Sanskrit = 'dhatru" = care taker, protector}

vâstrâ⁴¹gaodâyô⁴² thwakhshô⁴³,

(also) he may diligently⁴¹ (and skillfully⁴¹⁾ become the bringer of prosperity⁴⁶ to the world⁴² .

kêm⁴⁴ hôi⁴⁵ ushtâ⁴⁶ Ahurem⁴⁷

Whom⁴⁴(do you consider as) the Lord⁴⁷of its (i.e. of the universe) prosperity⁴⁶?

ýê⁴⁸ dregvôdebîsh⁴⁹aêshemem⁵⁰ vâdâyôit⁵¹.

Who⁴⁸ can repel⁵¹ passion^{50 (}produced by) wicked persons⁴⁹?

^{'Vadayoit' - root "vad"
= Sanskrit = 'vadh' = to repel, oppose}

(Asha) replied⁵⁸

ahmâi⁵² ashâ⁵³

unto Him⁵³ (i.e. unto Ahura Mazda) with sanctity⁵³ (i.e. sincere heart) "

for the world⁵⁷

nôit⁵⁴ sarejâ⁵⁵

(that lord) is not⁵⁴ cruel⁵⁵

^{'sarejan' = 'sarzan' =
Persian = disobedient, seditious,; -- original meaning =
head-breaker, head-smiter}

advaêshô⁵⁶

but he is harmless⁵⁶

gavôi⁵⁷

paitî-mravat⁵⁸ avaêshãm⁵⁹

amongst them⁵⁹ (i.e. amongst the men of this world.)

nôit⁶⁰ vîduyê⁶¹

I do not⁶⁰ recognize⁶¹ (anyone)

ýâ⁶² shavaitê⁶³

who⁶² may advance⁶³

adreng⁶⁴ereshvånghô⁶⁵,

the respected⁶⁴ and the truthful⁶⁵ (men);

^{âdrêñg= "adara' =
Sanskrit = respect, honor}

hâtãm⁶⁶

Among the existing human beings⁶⁶

hvô⁶⁷aojishtô⁶⁸

he⁶⁷ is the strongest⁶⁸

ýahmâi⁶⁹

for whom⁶⁹

zavêñg⁷⁰ jimâ⁷¹keredushâ⁷².

his helpers⁷² may respect⁷¹ his call⁷⁰ (or command.)

^{"zava"
=Sanskrit = have a call, command, root "zu"
= Sanskrit = "hu" = to call, to invoke.}

^{jima = jam = sanskrit =
"gam"}

originally 'keredushâ^72' = workers

Mazdåo⁷³sahvârê⁷⁴

mairishtô⁷⁵ ýâ⁷⁶-zî⁷⁷vâverezôi⁷⁸ pairî-cithît⁷⁹

whatever⁷⁶ verily⁷⁷ has been done⁷⁸ in the past⁷⁵

daêvâishchâ⁸⁰ mashyâishchâ⁸¹

by the daevas⁸⁰ and by men⁸¹

ýâchâ⁸² vareshaitê⁸³ aipî-cithît⁸⁴,

and whatever⁸² will be done⁸³ hereafter⁸⁴,

Ahura Mazda⁷³ is most remembering all these matters⁷⁴ .

hvô⁸⁵ vîchirô⁸⁶ Ahurô⁸⁷

Ahura Mazda⁸⁷ himself⁸⁵ is the judge⁸⁶ ( of good and bad)

athâ⁸⁸-nê⁸⁹ anghat⁹⁰ ýathâ⁹¹ hvô⁹² vasat⁹³.

So⁸⁸ let happen⁹⁰ unto us⁸⁹ as He⁹¹ Himself⁹² desires⁹³ (i.e. we resign to His will).

at vâ⁹⁴ustânâish⁹⁵ ahvâ⁹⁶ zastâish⁹⁷ frînemnâ⁹⁸ Ahurâi â⁹⁹

^{"Ahva.... frenimna"
may be construed as "we both (i.e. my soul as well as the
revolving world) are the praisers}

mê¹⁰⁰ urvâ¹

In⁹⁶ ( matters pertaining to religion) by my¹⁰⁰ soul¹

gêushchâ² azyåo³ hyat⁴

as well as⁹⁴by that of this⁴ revolving³ world²

^{azyao = az = sanskrit
"aj" = latin = " ag-ere'" = to move to
walk. Also see Vendidad 9.37 "geush Azyao" =
moving or grazing cow" "gao"= Sanskrit = cow, ox;
world}

mazdãm⁵dvaidî⁶ ferasâbyô⁷,

(Having asked) question⁷ of two kinds⁶ ( various sorts⁶⁾ to Ahura Mazda⁵

^{'feresa' = 'frashna'
= sanskrit = 'prashna' = question}

^{"dvaidi" =
Sanskrit = 'dvidha' = of two kinds, separate}

With outstretched⁹⁵ hands⁹⁷ (i.e. raising both the hands of requests towards the sky) (may) we ( become) the praisers⁹⁸ of Ahura Mazda⁹⁹

nôit⁸ erezhejyôi⁹

There is no harm⁸ in leading⁹ life with honesty.

^{"erezhejyo" =
erezh + jya'; root "ji" = to live}

frajyâitish¹⁰ nôit¹¹ fshuyeñtê¹²

There is no¹¹ need foe a diligent man¹²

dregvasû¹³ pairî¹⁴.

of going near¹⁴ wicked persons¹³.

^{"dregvasu = plural of
"dregvant, dregvat"}

Explanation : there is no need for the diligent or industrious person to have any association or contact with the wicked persons and to carry on business associations with them.

at¹⁵

Thereupon¹⁵ (or then¹⁵ )

ê vaochat¹⁶ Ahurô Mazdåo¹⁷vîdvåo¹⁸

the Omniscient¹⁸ and beneficent¹⁹ Ahura Mazda¹⁷ spoke out¹⁸

^{vafush = root "vap"
= sanskrit = to cause to prosper or sanskrit "vapus" =
beautiful}

vafûsh¹⁹ vyânayâ²⁰,

with (His) innate wisdom²⁰

Owing to²⁸ (having possessed) truth²⁷(except thee, O Zarathushtra)

nôit²¹ aêvâ²² hû²³ vistô²⁴ naêdâ²⁵aratush²⁶

there is neither²¹ a single²² Ahu²³ nor²⁵ a Ratu²⁶known²⁴ to me

^{Ahu = Lord who looks after
worldly affairs}

^{Ratu = Lord who looks
after religious affairs}

ashât-chît²⁷ hachâ²⁸,

^{i.e. a person possesses of
such virtue in whom perfect truthfulness exists}

at²⁹

and for this reason²⁹

zî³⁰ thwâ³¹ fshuyañtaêchâ³²vâstryâichâ³³ thwôreshtâ³⁴ tatashâ³⁵.

I the world creator³⁴ verily³⁰ have created³⁵ thee³¹ as the tenderer of prosperity³² to the world and as an active worker³³ for the religion

^{"tatasha" root
"tash" = sanskrit = "takhsh" = to create, to
fashion}

têm³⁶ âzûtôish³⁷ Ahurô³⁸ mãthrem³⁹

Ahura Mazda³⁸ fashioned this³⁶ Mathra - holy spell³⁹ through

tashat⁴⁰ ashâ⁴¹ hazaoshô⁴²

righteousness⁴¹. the well wisher⁴² of prosperity⁴⁰

mazdå⁴³ gavôi⁴⁴ khshvîdemchâ⁴⁵ hvô⁴⁶

Beneficent⁴⁵(prosperity⁴⁵) Ahura Mazda⁴³ himself⁴⁶ ( created) verses of admonition for the world⁴⁴

^{kshvidha = its general
meaning is Milk, sweetness}

urushaêibyô⁴⁷

and for truthful men⁴⁷.

^{'urusheibyo' = for those
with illumined intellect (Sheth K R Camaji)}

^{'urusha' = 'eresha'
= true, just.; Sometimes, 'ere'in the word changes to 'uro'}^e.g.^{'nuruyo'=' nerebyo'
meaning for men.}

speñtô⁴⁸ sâsnayâ⁴⁹, kastê⁵⁰

Ahura Mazda asks who⁵⁰ is such a man of thine⁵⁰

^{'sasnya' = Sanskrit
= 'shasana' =
teaching}

Vohû⁵¹ Mananghâ⁵²

ýê⁵³ i ⁵⁴ dâyât⁵⁵

who⁵³ may always grant⁵⁵

êeâvâ⁵⁶ maretaêibyô⁵⁷.

unto mortals⁵⁷ these two⁵⁴(which are holy spells and prosperity)

^{'eeava' (Westergard) = '
Yaeva' always;. Dr Hang 'for all
time'}

and good⁵¹ mind⁵²

Probably these words are addressed to Ahura by a disciple of Zarathushtra. From the following it is inferred that :---

There is no other powerful man except holy Zarathushtra for teaching the religion to the people and for making the world prosperous

Ahura Mazda says

Aêm⁵⁸

That⁵⁸person,

alone⁶⁴

môi⁵⁹ idâ⁶⁰ vistô⁶¹

who is known⁶¹ to me⁵⁹ in this world⁶⁰

^{'ida' = here = idha =
Sanskrit = 'iha'}

ýê⁶² nê⁶³ aêvô⁶⁴sâsnåo⁶⁵ gûshatâ⁶⁶

who⁶² has listened to⁶⁶ my⁶³ teachings⁶⁵

Zarathushtrô⁶⁷

is Spitama Zarathushtra⁶⁷

spitâmô⁶⁸, hvô⁶⁹ nê⁷⁰ Mazdâ⁷¹ vashtî⁷²

who himself⁶⁹ through Ahura Mazda⁷¹ desires⁷²

ashâichâ⁷³

to propagate truth⁷³

charekerethrâ⁷⁴srâvayenghê⁷⁵

(and) (for) proclaiming⁷⁵ true duties⁷⁴ of the world

^{'sravayanght' = Sanskrit =
root sru = "sravaya"; 'he' = vedic = 'se';
original meaning is 'for causing people to
hear'}

hyat⁷⁶

for this reason⁷⁶

hôi⁷⁷ hudemêm⁷⁸ dyâi⁷⁹ vakhedhrahyâ⁸⁰ .

I want to give⁷⁹ (or I must give) him⁷⁷ fluency⁷⁸ of speech^80.

^{'hudema = original meaning
= good breath;}

^{'hudema =
Sanskrit = 'dama' = self
command'}

Atchâ⁸¹ Gêush⁸² Urvâ⁸³

Thereupon⁸¹ the soul⁸³ of the universe⁸²

raostâ⁸⁴

bewailed⁸⁴::--

^{'raosta' = root = 'rud'
= Sanskrit = to cry = Latin 'reuere' = to bewail, to
weep}

ýê⁸⁵ anaêshem⁸⁶khshãnmênê⁸⁷râdem⁸⁸

At the time⁸⁵ of (my) calamity⁸⁷I have obtained an (one) undesirable⁸⁶ chief⁸⁸

^{'khshanmene' = 'kshanmen'
= suffering calamity root}^{'Khshan' = Sanskrit =
'Khshan' = to torment, to smite}

vâchem⁸⁹ neresh⁹⁰asûrahyâ⁹¹

i.e. voice⁸⁹ of one impotent⁹¹ person⁹⁰

^{asurabya = not mighty = root 'a-shura'
= Sanskrit = not mighty; 'a' = Skt =not ; "shura"
= Skt = 'mighty' brave'}

ýêm⁹² â vasemî⁹³ îshâ⁹⁴ khshathrîm⁹⁴,

(but) I desire⁹³ a mighty leader⁹⁴

^{'isha-khsharhremr'
original meaning = Lord or ruler acting according to his own
will.}

kadâ ýavâ⁹⁵ hvô⁹⁶

When ( to me)⁹⁵ one such⁹⁶ (leader) will arise?

anghat⁹⁷ ýê⁹⁸ hôi⁹⁹ dadat¹⁰⁰ zastavat¹avô².

Who will grant¹⁰⁰ it⁹⁹ i.e. the entire universe a strong¹ support.

^{'Zastavat' = Sanskrit '
Hastavat' = Dexterous,
powerful}

Zarathushtra speaks

ýûzhêm³ aêibyô⁴ ahurâ⁵ aogô⁶dâtâ⁷ ashâ⁸

O Ahura Mazda⁵ and Asha⁸ do you³ grant⁷ them⁴(i.e. my helpers*) strength⁸

^{*my disciples (Dr. Mills
and Prof. Darmesteter)}

khshathremchâ⁹ avat¹⁰

and power⁹ so that¹⁰

vohû¹¹ mananghâ¹²

through good¹¹ mind¹²

ýâ¹³ husheitîsh¹⁴râmãmchâ¹⁵ dât¹⁶,

they could bring¹⁶ joy¹⁴ and happiness¹⁵ (to the people of the world)

^{husheitish compared with
Persian 'shadi' If th reading 'Husheti" is accepted, it
could mean 'good abode'}

azêmchît¹⁷ ahyâ¹⁸

mazdâ¹⁹ thwãm²⁰ mênghî²¹

O Ahura Mazda¹⁹I regard²⁰thee²¹

paourvîm²² vaêdem²³.

as the first²² keeper²³ of that joy ( and happiness¹⁸)

Prophet Zarathushtra speaks

kudâ²⁴ ashem²⁵ vohu-châ²⁶ manô²⁷

When²⁴ will truth²⁵ good²⁶ thought²⁷

khshathremchâ²⁸,

and authority²⁸ reign? (to be maintained over people)

at mâ²⁹ mashâ³⁰ ýûzhêm³¹

Hasten³⁰ unto me²⁹ ?

Mazdâ³²

O Ahura Mazda³²(and Amesha Spenta)

frâkhshnenê³³ mazôi³⁴ magâi³⁵

â paitî-zânatâ³⁶ Ahurâ³⁷nû³⁸ nåo³⁹

Do you grant³⁶ us³⁹ help⁴⁰ now³⁸

in full measure³³ for this great³⁴ adventurous work³⁵

avarê⁴⁰ êhmâ⁴¹

râtôish⁴¹ ýûshmâvatãm⁴²!

There is the need for us⁴¹ of the gift⁴² of such as you⁴³

ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸

I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)

nemanghâ¹⁹

In humble adoration¹⁹

ustânazastô²⁰

with hands uplifted²⁰

rafedhrahyâ²¹

manyêush²² mazdâ²³

pourvîm²⁴

first of all^24.

speñtahyâ²⁵

rejoicing²¹

ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸vanghêush²⁹

all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸

of the invisible²²(and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³

khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹

(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹

ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .

so that³² I may please³³

gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵

the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.

{the stanza should be repeated twice)

This is the same as Stanza 1 of Ha 28

ýathâ ahû vairyô .. (4).

ashem vohû ... (3).

khshmâvya²-gêush³ urvãm⁴ hâitîm⁵ ýazamaide⁶.

We worship with reverence ha named Khshmaibya² Geush³ urvu⁴

yenghe⁷ hãtãm⁸

Among living beings⁸ who⁷

ãat⁹ yesne¹⁰ paiti¹¹ vanghõ,¹²

(is) better¹² in acts of worship,¹⁰

Mazdão Ahurõ¹³

of such Ahura Mazda¹³ (Himself)

vaethã¹⁴

is aware¹⁴

ashãt¹⁵ hachã¹⁶

on account of¹⁶ their holiness¹⁵

yãonghãmchã¹⁷ tãnschã¹⁸ tãoschã¹⁹

- all such,¹⁷ both men¹⁸ and women,¹⁹

yazamaide.²⁰

do we revere.²⁰

# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 3 - Yasna 30

1
at¹ tâ² vakhshyâ³	I will speak³ (unto you) O those desirous³
	for knowing⁸
isheñtô⁴ ýâ⁵	matters of religion about those matters viz.
mazdâthâ⁶ hyat-chît⁷	two spirits⁶
vîdushê⁸	^{see above}
staotâchâ⁹ahurâi¹⁰	homage⁹ unto Ahura Mazda¹⁰ .
ýesnyâchâ¹¹	Worship¹¹
vanghêush¹² mananghô¹³	of the good¹² mind¹³
humãzdrâ¹⁴	and efficacious holy spell¹⁴
ashâ¹⁵	gained through truth¹⁵
ýechâ¹⁶ ýâ¹⁷	I regard¹⁶ these matters¹⁷
raochêbîsh¹⁸ daresatâ¹⁹ urvâzâ²⁰.	worth learning¹⁹ and profitable²⁰ on account of this spiritual illumination¹⁸

2
	Prophet Zarathushtra speaks
sraotâ²¹ gêushâish²²	hear ye²¹ with ( your) ears²²
vahishtâ²³	(my) best teachings²³
avaênatâ²⁴	and ponder over²⁴
sûchâ²⁵ mananghâ²⁶	with your bright²⁵ intellect²⁶
âvarenåo²⁷ vîcithahyâ²⁸	** ^{see below}
narêm narem²⁹ khvakhyâi³⁰ tanuyê³¹	for each one²⁹ for himself^30-31
	there should be avowed of belief²⁷of his choice²⁸
parâ³²mazê³³	prior to³²those great³³ events
ýånghô³⁴ ahmâi³⁵ nê³⁶ sazdyâi³⁷ baodañtô³⁸	May you³⁴ be wakeful³⁸ for learning³⁷ by us³⁶
paitî³⁹.

3

at⁴⁰ tâ⁴¹ mainyû⁴²pouruyê⁴³	Those⁴⁰ two⁴¹ spirits⁴²
ýâ⁴⁴ ýêmâ⁴⁵	.who⁴⁴ are twins⁴⁵
	^{'yama' =Sanskrit, root = 'yam' = to unite, to join}
khvafenâ⁴⁶ asravâtem⁴⁷	talked⁴⁶ among themselves⁴⁷
	^{"asravatem" root = "sru"= Sanskrit "shru"=heard each other}
manahichâ⁴⁸ vachahichâ⁴⁹shyaothanôi⁵⁰	In thoughts⁴⁸ in words⁴⁹ and in deeds⁵⁰.,
hî⁵¹ vahyô⁵² akemcâ⁵³	these two⁵¹ spirits are in this way better⁵² and worse⁵³
åoschâ⁵⁴hudånghô⁵⁵	Those who⁵⁴ are possessed of good understanding⁵⁵
eresh⁵⁶vîshyâtâ⁵⁷	chose⁵⁷ truth⁵⁶
	^{"vishyata" = root = "viso" = to discriminate, to discover by the intellect Original form = "vi+so+ya+a+t"}
nôit⁵⁸ duzh-dåonghô⁵⁹.	but those of wicked understanding⁵⁹ did not⁵⁸ do so.

4
atchâ⁶⁰ hyat⁶¹ tâ⁶² hêm⁶³mainyû⁶⁴	When⁶⁰ these⁶¹ two⁶² spirits⁶⁴
	i.e. Spenta Mainyu and angra Mainyu
jasaêtem⁶⁵ paourvîm⁶⁶	first of all⁶⁶ met⁶⁵ together⁶³
dazdê⁶⁷gaêmchâ⁶⁸ ajyâitîmchâ⁶⁹	they created⁶⁷ life⁶⁸ and destruction⁶⁹
ýathâchâ⁷⁰ anghat⁷¹apêmem⁷² anghush⁷³	and as long as⁷⁰ the world⁷¹ come to an end⁷²
	so long this cycle of creation and destruction will continue
achishtô⁷⁴ dregvatãm⁷⁵	(Angre Mainyu who) is of the worst⁷⁴ mind⁷⁹ amongst the wicked⁷⁵
at⁷⁶ ashâunê⁷⁷ vahishtem⁷⁸ manô⁷⁹.	and⁷⁶ (Spenta Mainyu who is) of the best⁷⁸ mind⁷⁹ of the righteous⁷⁷

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ayå⁸⁰ manivåo⁸¹	Of these ( above mentioned) twin⁸⁰ spirits⁸¹
varatâ⁸²	^{see below}
ýê⁸³dregvåo⁸⁴	he who⁸³ is the evil⁸⁴ ( spirit)
	chose⁸²
achishtâ⁸⁵verezyô⁸⁶	the worst⁸⁵ deed⁸⁶
ashem⁸⁷	^{see below}
mainyush⁸⁸ spênishtô⁸⁹	the most beneficent⁸⁹ spirit⁸⁸
ýê⁹⁰ khraozhdishtêñg⁹¹asênô⁹²vastê⁹³	who dwells⁹³ in the most powerful⁹¹ sky⁹²
	chose⁸² truth⁸⁷
ýaêchâ⁹⁴	Moreover those who⁹⁴
khshnaoshen⁹⁵	please⁹⁵
ahurem⁹⁶	Ahura⁹⁶ Mazda¹⁰⁰
haithyâish⁹⁷shyaothanâish⁹⁸	by means of virtuous⁹⁷ deeds⁹⁸
fraoret⁹⁹	having placed implicit faith⁹⁹ in the religion also chose the truth
mazdãm¹⁰⁰.	see above

6
ayåo¹ nôit² eresh³ vîshyâtâ⁴ daêvâchinâ⁵	The follower of the daeva⁵ could not² comprehend⁴ the difference between these twin spirits¹ rightly³
hyat⁶ îsh⁷ â-debaomâ⁸ peresmanêñg⁹	although when⁶ they came up¹⁰ to inquire⁹ question-answer (of the matters of religion) we have defeated⁸ or (disappointed) them⁷ .
upâ-jasat¹⁰ hyat¹¹ verenâtâ¹²	even¹¹ in spite of this they chose¹²
achishtem¹³manô¹⁴,	the worst¹³ thought¹⁴
at¹⁵ aêshemem¹⁶ hêñdvâreñtâ¹⁷	and associated with¹⁷ aeshama¹⁶ deaeva¹⁶
ýâ¹⁸	whereby
bãnayen¹⁹ ahûm²⁰ maretânô²¹.	they bring bane¹⁹ to mortals²¹ of the world²⁰

7
	The mighty³⁰ Armaity³²came up²⁴
Ahmâichâ²²	for help²² to ( religious and truthful persons)
Khshathrâ²³	with sovereignty²³
jasat²⁴	^{see above}
Mananghâ²⁵ Vohû²⁶	with good²⁶ mind²⁵
Ashâchâ²⁷,	and with truth²⁷
at²⁸ kehrpêm²⁹	and to ( his) body²⁹
utayûitîsh³⁰	^{see above}
dadât³¹	granted³¹
ârmaitish³²	^{see above}
ãnmâ³³ aêshãm³⁴	strength³³.
tôi³⁵ â anghat³⁶,	May it be³⁶ so to thee³⁵
ýathâ³⁷ ayanghâ³⁸ âdânâish³⁹pouruyô⁴⁰.	when³⁷ thou first⁴⁰ came³⁸ along with the creations³⁹.

8

atchâ⁴¹ ýadâ⁴² aêshãm⁴³ kaênâ⁴⁴ jamaitî⁴⁵	And when⁴¹ punishment⁴⁴ will come⁴⁵ upon these⁴³
aênanghãm⁴⁶	sinful persons⁴⁶,
at⁴⁷	^{see below}
Mazdâ⁴⁸	then, O Ahura Mazda⁴⁸
taibyô⁴⁹	they⁴⁹
	will recognize⁵³ ( or will regard) thee⁴⁶
khshathrem⁵⁰	as King⁵⁰
Vohû⁵¹ Mananghâ⁵²	through good⁵¹ mind⁵²,
vôivîdâitî⁵³
	^{root =vid= Sanskrit= to know}
aêibyô⁵⁴ sastê⁵⁵ahurâ⁵⁶	( good intelligence) teaches ( to do so) O Ahura Mazda⁵⁶ to those⁵⁴who⁵⁵
ýôi⁵⁷ ashâi⁵⁸	(by means of the strength) of truth -Asha⁵⁹
daden⁵⁹ zastayô⁶⁰	suppress
	(or deliver up⁵⁹ from the hands⁶⁰⁾
drujem⁶¹.	the falsehood⁶¹

9
atchâ¹ tôi² vaêm³khyâmâ⁴	May we³ verily¹ be⁴ like those²
ýôi⁵ îm⁶ frashêm⁷ kerenâun⁸ahûm⁹,	who⁵ made⁸ this⁶ world⁹ prosperous⁷, (and in this wish of ours)
Mazdåoschâ¹⁰ Ahuråonghô¹¹	leaders¹¹ ( under the authority) of Ahura Mazda¹⁰
â môyastrâ¹²	(may become) helpers¹²
baranâ¹³	and supporters¹³
ashâchâ¹⁴	through righteousness¹⁴
hyat¹⁵	Because
hathrâ¹⁶ manå¹⁷ bavat¹⁸	^{see below}
ýathrâ¹⁹ chistish²⁰ anghat²¹ maêthâ²².	where¹⁹ wisdom²⁰ may establish²¹ ( its) abode²²,
	there¹⁶ arises¹⁸ a person of good mind¹⁷ ( or a sagacious person)

10

adâ²³-zî²⁴ avâ²⁵ drûjô²⁶	^{see below}
avô²⁷ bavaitî²⁸	^{see below}
skeñdô²⁹ spayathrahyâ³⁰	^{see below}
at³¹	When³¹ ( those)
asishtâ³²	^{see below}
	who³⁹ are born⁴⁰ in good⁴¹ fame⁴²
ýaojañtê³³â hushitôish³⁴	are associated³³ in the good abode³⁴
Vanghêush³⁵ Mananghô³⁶Mazdåo³⁷	of Ahura Mazda³⁷ of Vohu³⁵ Manah³⁶
ashakhyâchâ³⁸,	and of Asha (i.e. truth)³⁸
ýôi³⁹zazeñtî⁴⁰ vanghâu⁴¹ sravahî⁴².	^{see above}
	then²³ immediately³² (support²⁷⁾of the ^@@(destructive³⁰⁾ Druj²⁶ becomes²⁸verily^{24 ##}dilapidated²⁹
	^@@i.e. strength of the Druj is broken
	##i.e. Druj who destroys prosperity
11
	O men⁵⁰,
hyat⁴³ tâ⁴⁴urvâtâ⁴⁵sashathâ⁴⁶	you understand⁴⁶ ( or learn) this⁴³ law⁴⁵
ýâ⁴⁷ mazdåo⁴⁸dadât⁴⁹	which Ahura Mazda⁴⁸ has ordained⁴⁹
mashyånghô⁵⁰	see above
khvîtichâ⁵¹ êneitî⁵²	(as regards) happiness⁵¹ and misery⁵² (in accordance with the law of action)
hyat-châ⁵³ daregêm⁵⁴	namely⁵³ to bear age-long⁵⁴
dregvôdebyô⁵⁵ rashô⁵⁶	pain⁵⁶ for the wicked sinful persons⁵⁵
savachâ⁵⁷ ashavabyô⁵⁸,	and advantages⁵⁷ for the righteous persons⁵⁸
at⁵⁹ aipî⁶⁰ tâish⁶¹	owing to which advantages^60,61
anghaitî⁶² ushtâ⁶³!	happiness⁶³ accrues⁶² unto them (i.e. is attained by them)

12
ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²² mazdâ²³	^{see below}
pourvîm²⁴	first of all^24.
speñtahyâ²⁵	^{see below}
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
	of the invisible²²(and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)
ýathâ ahû vairyô ... (4).
ashem vohû ... (3).
at-tâvakhshyãm hâitîm ýazamaide.	We worship ha called AT tu vakhshyam

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 4 - Yasna 31

1. tâ¹ vê² urvâtâ³ mareñtô⁴	O desirous one!⁴ unto you² these¹ teachings³ - verses
agushtâ⁵ vacå⁶ sêñghâmahî⁷	(which are⁶) never heard before⁵. we proclaim⁷

aêibyô⁸ ýôi⁹	(These are the verses) for those⁸ who⁹,
urvâtâish¹⁰ drûjô¹¹	by means of the teachings¹⁰ of the Druj¹¹,
ashahyâ¹² gaêthåo¹³ vîmereñchaitê¹⁴	destroy¹⁴ the settlements¹³ of righteousness¹² ;
atchît¹⁵ aêibyô¹⁶ vahishtâ¹⁷ ýôi¹⁸	but ( these verses) ( are)¹⁷ best for those¹⁶ who¹⁸
zarazdåo¹⁹ anghen²⁰ Mazdâi²¹.	are devoted¹⁹ to Ahura Mazda²¹

2

ýezî²² âish²³	If²² through these (hymns)²³
nôit²⁴ urvânê²⁵
advåo²⁶	indubitablenness²⁶
	would not²⁴
aibî-dereshtâ²⁷vakhyåo²⁸	strengthen²⁷ better²⁸
	in the soul²⁵
at²⁹	then²⁹

vå³⁰ vîspêñg³¹ âyôi³²	^{see below}
ýathâ³³	Just as³³
ratûm³⁴ Ahurô³⁵ vaêdâ³⁶ Mazdåo³⁷	Ahura³⁵ Mazda³⁷ has recognized³⁶the Ratu³⁴ as (or spiritual leader)³⁴
ayåo³⁸ãsayåo³⁹	of both these³⁸ worlds³⁹
	in the same way I may teach³² you³⁰ all³¹
ýâ⁴⁰ ashât⁴¹ hachâ⁴²
jvâmahî⁴³.	(how) we may live⁴³ (through which both worlds)
	on account of⁴² the law of Asha⁴¹

	^{word by word translation available at end of book}
	" If at the first sight ( i.e. in the beginning ) any person does not believe in the matter of religion, (eventually) by means of obvious -visible evidences his faith will become stronger. O Ahura Mazda knowing or (acknowledging) thee as the lord of all everyone will come near thee (i.e. everyone has to ask for thy help and finally has to come before thee). Our goodness and our life are due to Hormazd only."


3
Yãm⁴³ dåo⁴⁴ mainyû⁴⁵	O divine⁴⁵ (Ahura Mazda!) do thou grant⁴⁴us
athrâchâ⁴⁶ ashâchâ⁴⁷chôish⁴⁸	on account of our zeal⁴⁸ and truth⁴⁷
rânôibyâ⁴⁹khshnûtem⁵⁰ hyat⁵¹ urvatem⁵²	that intensive⁵² ( or complete) bliss⁵⁰ which⁵¹
rânôibyâ⁴⁹khshnûtem⁵⁰ hyat⁵¹ urvatem⁵²	thou hast awarded⁴⁸ the fighters⁴⁹ ( for the sake of religion)
chazdôñnghvadebyô⁵³	and to the learners⁵³ of the religions

tat⁵⁴ nê⁵⁵ Mazdâ⁵⁶	(O Ahura Mazda)
vîdvanôi⁵⁷	for our enlightenment⁵⁷ ( i.e. my and my disciples)
vaochâ⁵⁸ hizvâ⁵⁹ thwahyâ⁶⁰	Speak thou⁵⁸ with thy tongue⁵⁹ of the mouth⁶¹
åonghô⁶¹ ýâ⁶²	so that⁶² I cause
jvañtô⁶³ vîspêñg⁶⁴	all⁶⁴ men⁶³
vâurayâ⁶⁵.	to put faith in the religion⁶⁵ .

4
ýadâ⁶⁷	When⁶⁷
Ashem⁶⁸ zevîm⁶⁹ anghen⁷⁰	^{see below}
Mazdåoschâ⁷¹ Ahuråonghô⁷²	Ahura Mazda⁷¹ and the leaders⁷² ( under his control)
	are in full measure⁶⁸ gracious⁶⁹ then,
ashichâ⁷³	through truth⁷³
ârmaitî⁷⁴	humility⁷⁴ and
vahishtâ⁷⁵	best⁷⁵ mind⁷⁷,
ishasâ⁷⁶	I desire⁷⁶
Mananghâ⁷⁷,	^{see above}
maibyô⁷⁸	for myself⁷⁸
khshathrem⁷⁹ aojôñghvat⁸⁰	mighty⁸⁰ power⁷⁹
ýehyâ⁸¹ veredâ⁸²	through whose⁸¹ power⁸²
vanaêmâ⁸³ drujem⁸⁴.	we may overcome⁸³ the druj (i.e. falsehood untruths⁸⁴)

5
Tat⁸⁵môi⁸⁶vîchidyâi⁸⁷ vaochâ⁸⁸	Tell⁸⁸ me⁸⁶ ( O Ahura Mazda!)
hyat⁸⁹ môi⁹⁰	for choosing⁸⁷ whatever⁸⁹ ( is) better⁹³ for me⁹⁰
ashâ⁹¹ dâtâ⁹²vahyô⁹³	and (for knowing) truth⁹¹ ( and) the laws ( of the religion⁹²)
vîduyê⁹⁴	(whereby) I may know⁹⁴
Vohû⁹⁵ Mananghâ⁹⁶	through my good⁹⁵ thoughts⁹⁶
	whose profit¹
mêñchâ⁹⁷ daidyâi⁹⁸ ýehyâ⁹⁹mâ¹⁰⁰	may be accrued⁹⁸ to me¹⁰⁰
ereshish¹	^{see above}
tâchît²	^{see below}
Mazdâ³Ahurâ³	O Ahura Mazda³
ýâ⁴	do thou make me aware as to whatever^2,4
nôit⁵ vâ⁶ anghat⁷	will not⁵ happen⁷
anghaitî⁸ vâ⁹.	or⁸ whatever^2,4 will happen⁸

6
Ahmâi¹⁰ anghat¹¹ vahishtem¹²	The best¹² may accrue¹¹ to him¹⁰
ýê¹³	who¹³ ,
môi¹⁴ vîdvå¹⁵	the learned one¹⁵
vaochât¹⁶ haithîm¹⁷,	tells¹⁸ me¹⁴ openly¹⁷
mãthrem¹⁸ ýim¹⁹ Haurvatâtô²⁰	the holy word¹⁸ of welfare²⁰
ashahyâ²¹ Ameretâtaschâ²²,	truth²¹ and immortality²².,
Mazdâi²³ avat²⁴ khshathrem²⁵	The sovereignty²⁵ of Ahura Mazda²³
hyat²⁶ hôi²⁷ Vohû²⁸ vakhshat²⁹ Mananghâ³⁰.	has remained prosperous²⁹ (or permanent) on account of His²⁷ good²⁸ thought³⁰

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Yastâ³¹ mañtâ³² pouruyô³³,	Who³¹ (i.e. Ahura Mazda) is the first³³ Great Thinker³²,
raochêbîsh³⁴ rôithwen³⁵ khvâthrâ³⁶;	whose brilliance³⁶ has mingled³⁵ with the boundless lights³⁴ of the heavens.
hvô³⁷ khrathwâ³⁸ dãmish³⁹,	Who himself³⁷ ( is) the creator³⁹ ( of the entire world) through the omniscient wisdom³⁸
ashem⁴⁰ ýâ⁴¹ dârayat⁴²	by means of which⁴¹ he upholds⁴² the truth⁴⁰
Vahishtem⁴³ Manô⁴⁴,	and best⁴³ thought⁴⁴ .
tâ⁴⁵ Mazdâ⁴⁶ mainyû⁴⁷	O divine⁴⁷ Ahura⁵⁰ Mazda⁴⁶
ukhshyô⁴⁸,
ýê⁴⁹ â nûrêmchît⁵⁰ Ahurâ⁵¹ hâmô⁵².	thou who⁴⁹ art always⁵⁰the same⁵² dost make them⁴⁵
	prosperous^{48 .}

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	Ever since⁶⁴ I have held⁶⁷ thee⁶⁵ (O Ahura Mazda) in ( my) eye⁶⁶
At⁵³ thwâ⁵⁴ mêñghî⁵⁵ pourvîm⁵⁶	I have always⁵⁹ regarded⁵⁵ Thee⁵⁴
Mazdâ⁵⁷ ýezîm⁵⁸ stôi⁵⁹	O Ahura Mazda⁵⁷ as the first of all⁵⁶, as worthy of worship⁵⁸
mananghâ⁶⁰,	with pure thought⁶⁰
Vanghêush⁶¹ patarêm⁶² Mananghô⁶³	as the father⁶² of Vohu⁶¹ Mana⁶³ (good⁶¹ mind⁶³⁾
hyat⁶⁴ thwâ⁶⁵ hêm chashmainî⁶⁶ hêñgrabem⁶⁷	^{see above}
haithîm⁶⁸ ashahyâ⁶⁹ dãmîm⁷⁰	as the real⁶⁸ origin⁷⁰ of truth⁶⁹
anghêush⁷¹ Ahurem⁷² shyaothanaêshû⁷³.	(and) as the lord⁷² over ( all) actions⁷³ of this world⁷¹.

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Thwôi⁷⁴ as⁷⁵ ârmaitîsh⁷⁶,	Perfect mindedness⁷⁶ is thine⁷⁴.
thwê⁷⁷ â Gêush⁷⁸ Tashâ⁷⁹ as⁸⁰ khratûsh⁸¹Manyêush⁸²	thine⁷⁷ is the wisdom⁸¹ divine⁸² of creating⁷⁹ the world.
Mazdâ⁸³ Ahurâ⁸³,	O Ahura Mazda⁸³
hyat⁸⁴ akhvyâi⁸⁵ dadåo⁸⁶ pathãm⁸⁷	Thou hast fixed⁸⁶ the path⁸⁷ ( of awarding due reward) to him⁸⁵
vâstryât⁸⁸ vâ⁸⁹ âitê⁹⁰,	who passes⁹⁰ his life with industry⁸⁸
ýê⁹¹ vâ⁹² nôit⁹³ anghat⁹⁴ vâstryô⁹⁵.	and one⁹¹ who is⁹⁴ not⁹³ industrious⁹⁵ or idle
	explanation Its significance is that just as man passes his life industriously or otherwise on earth in the same way he gets the reward in accordance with his actions after his death.

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At⁹⁶ hî⁹⁷ ayåo⁹⁸	From these two⁹⁸ she⁹⁷ ( i.e. Ahura Mazda perfect mindedness)
fravaretâ⁹⁹	chose⁹⁹
vâstrîm¹⁰⁰akhyâi¹ fshuyañtem²,	for ( the benefit of) this ( world)¹ the prosperity² bringing² agriculturist¹⁰⁰
	^"Akhyai"^{= Sanskrit= "asyai"}
	^{"fshenghim" = root = "fshu" = Sanskrit = "psu" = to increase, to prosper}
Ahurem³ ashavanem⁴,	as the true⁴ lord³
Vanghêush⁵ fshêñghîm⁶Mananghô⁷,	as the promoter⁶ of good⁵ mind⁷
nôit⁸, Mazdâ⁹	O Ahura Mazda the
avâstryô¹⁰ davãschinâ¹¹	deceitful¹¹ indolentman¹⁰
humeretôish¹² bakhshtâ¹³.	(would) never ( be) the gainer¹³ of the good doctrine of the religion¹²
	^{"humeretoish"-'mereti'= Sanskrit = 'smriti" = 'doctrine of the religion,exposition."}

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Hyat¹⁴ nê¹⁵ Mazdâ¹⁶	O Ahura Mazda¹⁶ when¹⁴ thou
paourvîm¹⁷	first¹⁷
gaêthåschâ¹⁸ tashô¹⁹	didst make¹⁹ the entire living things¹⁸
daênåschâ²⁰	and laws²⁰( for them),
thwâ²¹ mananghâ²²	with thy²¹ power of thought²²
khratûshchâ²³ hyat²⁴ astvañtem²⁵ dadå²⁶ ushtanem²⁷,	thou didst bestow²⁶ upon us¹⁵ corporeal²⁵ life²⁷ and wisdom²³:
	(along with these also) thou ordained²⁶ us¹⁵
hyat²⁸ shyaothanâchâ²⁹	power to work²⁹
sêñghãschâ³⁰	and commandments of the religion³⁰
ýathrâ³¹	towards which (act and the commandments of the religion)
varenêñg³² vaså³³ dâyetê³⁴.	our wish³³ and our faith³² (or choice) may be fixed³⁴.
	i.e. thou didst bestow upon us strength and wisdom in order to fulfill whatever may be our wish for doing the act and whatever may be our faith on the commandments of the religion.

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Athrâ³⁵	To it³⁵
vâchem³⁶ baraitî³⁷	^{see below}
mithah-vachåo³⁸ vâ³⁹	either³⁹ the false speaker³⁸
eresh-vachåo⁴⁰vâ⁴¹,	or⁴¹ the true speaker⁴⁰
vîdvåo⁴² vâ⁴³	either⁴³ the enlightened⁴²
evîdvåo⁴⁴ vâ⁴⁵.	or the unenlightened⁴⁴
	lifts up³⁷ his voice³⁶
ahyâ⁴⁶ zeredâchâ⁴⁷ mananghâchâ⁴⁸,	with his⁴⁶ heart⁴⁷ and also with his true mind⁴⁸
ânush-hakhsh⁴⁹ ârmaitîsh⁵⁰	then immediately⁴⁹ perfect mindedness Armaiti⁵⁰
mainyû⁵¹ peresâitê⁵²	asks⁵² the twin spirits⁵¹ i.e. Spenta Mainyu and Angra Mainyu)
ýathrâ⁵³ maêthâ⁵⁴.	(as to) where⁵³ ( their inclination⁵⁴ is).

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ýâ⁵⁵ frasâ⁵⁶	the questions⁵⁶ which⁵⁵
âvîshyâ⁵⁷ ýâ⁵⁸ vâ⁵⁹	^{see below}
Mazdâ⁶⁰	O Ahura Mazda⁶⁰
peresâitê⁶¹	any one asks⁶¹
tayâ⁶²,	openly⁵⁷ or secretly⁶²
ýê⁶³ vâ⁶⁴	or⁶⁴ any person⁶³
kasêush⁶⁵ aênanghô⁶⁶	for a small⁶⁵ sin⁶⁶
â mazishtãm⁶⁷ ayamaitê⁶⁸ bûjem⁶⁹	undergoes the highest⁶⁷ penance⁶⁹
tâ⁷⁰	all⁷⁸ these⁷⁰
	Thou dost observe⁷⁷
chashmêñg⁷¹ thwisrâ⁷²	with (Thy) sharp⁷² eye⁷¹
hârô⁷³	O lord⁷³
aibî⁷⁴ ashâ⁷⁵ aibî⁷⁶	and in accordance with truth⁷⁵
vaênahî⁷⁷ vîspâ⁷⁸.	^{see above}

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Tâ⁷⁸thwâ⁷⁹ peresâ⁸⁰ Ahurâ⁸¹	O Ahura Mazda⁸¹ I ask⁸⁰ of thee⁷⁹ as to⁷⁸
ýâ⁸²zî⁸³	that which⁷⁸ happens⁸² now
âitî⁸⁴	and will happen⁸⁴ hereafter.
	(Moreover) I ask⁸⁰ of thee⁷⁹ O Ahura Mazda⁸¹as to⁷⁸
jêñghatichâ⁸⁵ ýåo⁸⁶ ishudô⁸⁷dadeñtê⁸⁸	the reward⁸⁷ which⁸⁶ is awarded⁸⁸
dâthranãm⁸⁹ hachâ⁹⁰ ashâunô⁹¹	for good deeds⁸⁹unto the righteous ( person)⁹¹
ýåschâ⁹²	and as to whatever (punishment)⁹² ( is meted out)
Mazdâ⁹³	O Ahura Mazda
dregvôdebyô⁹⁴	for the sinful persons⁹⁴
ýathâ⁹⁵	and in what manner⁹⁵
tåo⁹⁶ anghen⁹⁷	will be considered⁹⁷ ( the fate of both in accordance with their respective actions)
hêñkeretâ⁹⁸ hyat⁹⁹.	at the final stage⁹⁸ (i.e. after death)

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Peresâ¹avat² ýâ³ mainish⁴	I ask¹ ( of thee) about the punishment⁴ ( of such a person).;
ýê⁵	The man who⁵
dregvâitê⁶ khshathrem⁷ hunâitî⁸ dush-shyaothanâi⁹,	secures⁸ authority⁷ for the wicked - working⁹ sinner⁶
Ahurâ¹⁰	O Ahura Mazda¹⁰
ýê¹¹	and The man who¹¹
nôit¹² jyôtûm¹³ hanare¹⁴ vînastî¹⁵,	would not¹² be¹⁵ in any way fit¹⁴ for living;¹³
vâstryehyâ¹⁶ aênanghô¹⁷	on account of the harm¹⁷ of the agriculturist¹⁶
pasêush¹⁸	of his cattle¹⁸
vîrâatchâ¹⁹adrujyañtô²⁰.	and of the person¹⁹never uttering falsehood²⁰
	(i.e. for him who causes injury to them)

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Peresâ²¹	I ask²¹
	(of Thee O Ahura Mazda!)
avat²² ýathâ²³ hvô²⁴	as to²² how²³ he himself²⁴ ( is regarded)
ýê²⁵ hudânush²⁶	who²⁵ , possessed of good wisdom²⁶,
	might have tried³³ to enhance³²
demanahyâ²⁷ khshathrem²⁸	the authority²⁸of the house²⁷,
shôithrahyâ²⁹ vâ	of the province²⁹,
dakhvyêush³⁰vâ	and the country³⁰
Ashâ³¹	by means of Asha- truth^31.
fradathâi³² asperezatâ³³	^{see above}
thwâvãs³⁴	^{see below}
Mazdâ³⁵Ahurâ³⁵	O Ahura Mazda!
ýadâ³⁶ hvô³⁷ anghat³⁸	I ask ( of thee) ( as to) when³⁶ will he himself³⁷ be³⁸
	siding with Thee³⁴
ýâ³⁹shyaothanascâ⁴⁰.	and of what sort³⁹ should his actions⁴⁰ be³⁸.

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Katârêm⁴¹	Which of the two⁴¹
	is the greater⁴⁷
ashavâ⁴² vâ⁴³	what the righteous man⁴²
	chooses⁴⁶ (or put s faith on the religion⁴⁶)
dregvåo⁴⁴ vâ⁴⁵	or⁴³ what the wicked person⁴⁴
verenvaitê⁴⁶	chooses⁴⁶.
mazyô.⁴⁷	see above

vîdvåo⁴⁸	Let the enlightened man⁴⁸
vîdushê⁴⁹ mraotû⁵⁰,	explain⁵⁰ (i.e. teach) ( the excellences of the religion) to the learned man⁴⁹.
mâ⁵¹ evîdvåo⁵²	To the fanatic person⁵² ( the work of giving religious instruction ) is not⁵¹
aipî-dêbâvayat⁵³,	to be entrusted⁵³.
zdî⁵⁴-nê⁵⁵	reveal⁵⁴ to us⁵⁵
Mazdâ⁵⁶ Ahurâ⁵⁶	O Ahura Mazda!
Vanghêush⁵⁷ fradakhshtâ⁵⁸ Mananghô⁵⁹.	the symbols⁵⁸ ( of thy) good⁵⁷ mind⁵⁸.

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Mâ-chish⁶¹at⁶² vê⁶³	Let not any⁶¹ of you⁶³
dregvatô⁶⁴ mãthrãschâ⁶⁵ gûshtâ⁶⁶	even hear⁶⁶ the Mathra⁶⁵ of the wicked man⁶⁴
sâsnåoschâ⁶⁷,	and ( his) teaching⁶⁷,
âzî⁶⁸	because⁶⁸
	he may put⁷³ into distress⁷⁴ and destruction⁷⁵
demânem⁶⁹	the house⁶⁹,
vîsem⁷⁰vâ⁷⁰	and the clan⁷⁰,
shôithrem⁷¹vâ⁷¹	and the town⁷¹,
dakhyûm⁷²vâ⁷²	and the country⁷²
âdât⁷³ dushitâchâ⁷⁴ marakaêchâ⁷⁵	see above,
athâ⁷⁶ îsh⁷⁷ sâzdûm⁷⁸	so attack⁷⁸ him (upon them⁷⁷) (or kill^77,78) (i.e. such wicked persons)
snaithishâ⁷⁹.	by means of the weapon⁷⁹.

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gûshtâ⁸⁰ ýê⁸¹	Who⁸¹, hears⁸⁰
mañtâ⁸²	(and) meditates⁸² (over)
ashem⁸³	the truth⁸³ (i.e. the matter of truth)
ahûmbish⁸⁴	for (the advantages of) both the worlds⁸⁴
vîdvåo⁸⁵	The enlightened one⁸⁵
Ahurâ⁸⁶,	O Ahura Mazda⁸⁶
erezhukhdhâi⁸⁷ vachanghãm⁸⁸ khshayamnô⁸⁹	is the ruler⁸⁹ over⁸⁸ truthful utterances⁸⁷
hizvô vasô⁹⁰	and the controller over his tongue⁹⁰
thwâ⁹¹ âthrâ⁹² sukhrâ⁹³	through Thy⁹¹ radiant⁹³ Fire⁹²
Mazdâ⁹⁴	O Ahura Mazda
vanghâu⁹⁵ vîdâtâ⁹⁶ rãnayåo⁹⁷.	(that persons) is fully absorbed⁹⁶ in the good⁹⁵ affairs⁹⁷ ( of the life).

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Yê⁹⁸	The person who⁹⁸
âyat⁹⁹	deceives^99,1
ashavanem¹⁰⁰	the righteous ( man)¹⁰⁰
divamnem,¹ hôi² aparem³ khshyô⁴	will have ( his) abode⁴ hereafter³ (i.e. after his death)
daregêm⁵ âyû⁶ temanghô⁷	in darkness⁷ for a long⁵ time⁶
dushhvarethêm⁸	and ( his) food bad⁸ ( or poisonous)
avaêtâs⁹ vachô¹⁰;	and his shouts¹⁰ are full of woe⁰⁹
têm¹¹ vâo¹² ahûm¹³	see below
dregvañtô¹⁴	O sinful person¹⁴
shyaothanâish¹⁵ khvâish¹⁶	on account of your own¹⁶ deeds¹⁵
daênâ¹⁷	( your wicked) conscience¹⁷
naêshat¹⁸.	will lead¹⁸
	you¹² to that¹¹ ( dark) world¹³.

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Mazdåo¹⁹ dadât²⁰ Ahurô²¹	Ahura Mazda^19,21 will bestow²⁰
Haurvatô²²	health²²
Ameretâtaschâ²³,	and immortality²³
bûrôish²⁴	of prosperity²⁴
â²⁵ ashakhyâchâ²⁵	of righteousness²⁵
khvâpaithyât²⁶	by virtue of his own Lordship²⁶
Khshathrahyâ²⁷ sarô²⁸	and will bestow²⁰ leadership²⁸ and of sovereignty²⁷
Vanghêush²⁹ vazdvarê³⁰ Mananghô³¹,	and happiness³⁰ of the good²⁹ mind³¹ as well.
ýê³²	(upon that person) who³²
hôi³³ mainyû³⁴ shyaothanâishchâ³⁵	through³⁴ (his own) thoughts³⁵ and actions³⁵ (becomes) His³³(i.e. Ahura Mazda)
urvathô³⁶.	friend³⁶

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Chithrâ³⁷ î³⁸ hudåonghê³⁹	For the one with good wisdom³⁹ these³⁸ (matters) (mentioned above) are manifest³⁷ (as) (or known)
ýathanâ⁴⁰ vaêdemnâi⁴¹ mananghâ⁴²	Likewise⁴⁰ for the one understands⁴¹ with the mind⁴²
vohû⁴³ hvô⁴⁴ khshathrâ⁴⁵	That person⁴⁴ with (his) good⁴³ powers⁴⁵
ashem⁴⁶	see below
vachanghâ⁴⁷ shyaothanâchâ⁴⁸	with thought⁴⁷ and deed⁴⁸
haptî⁴⁹;	guards⁴⁹
	the truth⁴⁶.
hvô⁵⁰	Such a person⁵⁰
tôi⁵¹	see below
Mazdâ⁵²Ahurâ⁵³	O Ahura Mazda^52,53
vâzishtô⁵⁴ anghaitî⁵⁵ astish⁵⁶!	may be regarded⁵⁵ as the most helpful⁵⁴ person⁵⁶
	for thee⁵¹.

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ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²² mazdâ²³	^{see below}
pourvîm²⁴	first of all^24.
speñtahyâ²⁵	^{see below}
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
	of the invisible²²(and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ýathâ ahû vairyô ... (4).
ashem vohû ... (3).

tâ-vê-urvâtãm hâitîm ýazamaide.	we revere the ha chapter called TA VE Urvata

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 5 - Yasna 32

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	Holy Zarathushtra says
akhvyâchâ¹	His¹(i.e. reference to the mischievous leader Bendwa of the daeva worshippers)
k hvaêtush²	kinsmen²
ýâsat³ ahyâ⁴ verezênem⁵	his⁴ (Bendwa's) co-workers⁵ ( or comrades⁵)
mat⁶ airyamnâ⁷ ahyâ⁸	his (Bendwa's) obedient⁷ subordinates⁸
daêvâ⁹	wicked persons⁹
	begged (Ahura Mazda) ( to interfere in my prophetic mission)
mahmî¹⁰ manôi¹¹	but in my¹⁰ mind¹¹
Ahurahyâ¹² urvâzemâ¹³ Mazdåo¹⁴,	there is joy¹³ of Ahura Mazda^12,14
thwôi¹⁵ dûtånghô¹⁶ ånghâmâ¹⁷;	(O Ahura Mazda!) may we become¹⁷ Thy¹⁵ messengers¹⁶ (i.e. may we become the propagators of thy pure religion)
têñg¹⁸ dârayô¹⁹ ýôi²⁰ våo²¹ daibisheñtî²².	and may we become¹⁷ the repellers¹⁹ of those¹⁸ who²⁰ torment²² thee²¹ (i.e. disobey thy commandments).

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	(When the wicked Bendwa and his comrades begged of Ahura Mazda to thwart the prophetic mission of the Holy Zarathushtra)

	one sincere friend³³ of Zarathushtra
Aêibyô²³	see below
Mazdåo²⁴ Ahurô²⁵	(Ahura Mazda)
sâremnô²⁶	(who is) ruling²⁶ ( over the entire creation)
Vohû²⁷ Mananghâ²⁸	see below
khshathrât²⁹ hachâ³⁰	in accord with³⁰ His authority²⁹
paitî-mraot³¹ Ashâ³²	see below
hush-hakhâ³³	see top
	replied³¹ them²³
	that through good²⁷ thoughts²⁸
khvênvâtâ³⁴;	and glorious³⁴ truth³²
speñtãm³⁵ vê³⁶ ârmaitîm³⁷ vanguhîm³⁸	we have chosen³⁹ the good³⁸ ( and) beneficent³⁵
varemaidî³⁹;	humility³⁹.
hâ⁴⁰-nê⁴¹ anghat⁴².	May she⁴⁰ be⁴² ours⁴¹

	Explanation The creator Ahura Mazda replied to Bendwa and his comrades who do not accept the religion of Zarathushtra that I choose them only who, obeying my command, will acknowledge the commandments of the Religion sent by me and will acquire humility. I discard pride and disobedience - insolence.

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at⁴³ ýûsh⁴⁴	But⁴³ you⁴⁴
daêvâ⁴⁵ vîspånghô⁴⁶	all⁴⁶, O daevas⁴⁵!
akât⁴⁷ mananghô⁴⁸ stâ⁴⁹chithrem⁵⁰	are⁴⁹ of the brood⁵⁰ of Akoman⁴⁷ (i.e. daeva of wicked⁴⁷ thoughts⁴⁸)
ýaschâ⁵¹ vå⁵² mash⁵³ ýazaitê⁵⁴	he who⁵¹ worships⁵⁴ you⁵² much⁵³
drûjaschâ⁵⁵	(is himself) a deceiver⁵⁵
pairimatôishchâ⁵⁶	and entertaining conceited idea⁵⁶.
shyaomãm⁵⁷ aipî⁵⁸	see below
daibitânâ⁵⁹	"Deceits"⁵⁹
ýâish⁶⁰	on account of which⁶⁰
asrûdûm⁶¹	you have become notorious⁶¹
bûmyå⁶² haptaithê⁶³.	in the seven regions⁶³ of the earth⁶²
	(are) more and more^57,58 (in you).

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ýât⁶⁴ ýûshtâ⁶⁵ framîmathâ⁶⁶	Because⁶⁴ you have perverted the mind⁶⁶,
ýâ⁶⁷ mashyâ⁶⁸ achishtâ⁶⁹dañtô⁷⁰	whereby⁶⁷ men⁶⁸ turned to (become) doing⁷⁰ the worst⁶⁹
vaxsheñtê⁷¹ daêvô-zushtâ⁷²	and speak utterances⁷¹ like the friend of the daeva⁷² (i.e. in such a manner as if they are the comrades of the Daevas);
vanghêush⁷³ sîzhdyamnâ⁷⁴ mananghô⁷⁵;	and) denying⁷⁴ of good⁷³ thought⁷⁵
Mazdåo⁷⁶ Ahurahyâ⁷⁷ khratêush⁷⁸ nasyañtô⁷⁹ ashâatchâ⁸⁰.	(moreover they are) led astray⁷⁹ from truth⁸⁰ and wisdom⁷⁸ bestowed by Ahura Mazda^76,77 (i.e. they become liars and insensible or unwise).

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	(O Daevas!)
tâ⁸¹ debenaotâ⁸² mashîm⁸³	you have defrauded⁸² (i.e. have misled) men⁸³
hujyâtôish⁸⁴ ameretâtaschâ⁸⁵	as regards happiness of life⁸⁴ and immortality⁸⁵
hyat⁸⁶	because⁸⁶
våo⁸⁷	you⁸⁷
akâ⁸⁸ mananghâ⁸⁹	through wicked⁸⁸ thought⁸⁹,
ýêñg⁹⁰daêvêñg⁹¹	O Daeva⁹¹
akaschâ⁹² mainyush⁹³	the Wicked⁹² Spirit⁹³ called Akoman⁹² (i.e. the Druj)
akâ⁹⁴ shyaothanem⁹⁵ vachanghâ⁹⁶	through wicked⁹⁴ action⁹⁵and wicked⁹⁴word⁹⁶
ýâ⁹⁷frachinas⁹⁸	has apprised⁹⁸ (you)
dregvañtem⁹⁹ khshayô¹⁰⁰.	that Angre Mainyu⁹⁹ is your ruler¹⁰⁰.
	Explanation The druj Akoman informed all the Daeva that the foundation of the power of Ahriman is based upon falsehood, rascality, wicked conscience and deeds etc. From that those Daeva incite men to perform every wicked thing. Know that Akoman is the leader of all the Daevas of the band of Akoman.
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pourû-aênå¹	The sinners¹
ênâkhshtâ²	will be punished²
ýâish³ srâvahyeitî⁴ýezî⁵ tâish⁶ athâ⁷	in a short time by means of the weapons about which it is made known⁴
	Thou knowest¹²
hâtâ⁸-marânê⁹	to render the account⁹ of ( the actions of) men⁸
Ahurâ¹⁰	O Ahura Mazda¹⁰!
vahishtâ¹¹voista¹²mananghâ¹³	through (Thy) best¹¹ mental power¹³.
thwahmî¹⁴ vê¹⁵ Mazdâ¹⁶	O Ahura Mazda¹⁶!
	I make permanent²⁰ the commandment s of thy¹⁴ Religion¹⁹ ( sent by thee)
khshathrôi¹⁷ ashâichâ¹⁸	for ( propagating) truth¹⁸ as Thy sovereignty¹⁷.
sêñghô¹⁹ vîdãm²⁰.	see above

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aêshãm²¹ aênanghãm²²	Amongst these²¹ sinners²²(mingled in the law of action and reaction)
naêchît²³ vîdvåo²⁴ aojôi²⁵ hâdrôyâ²⁶	no one²³ is openly²⁶ aware²⁴of the punishment²⁵(relating to the soul) executed :

ýâ²⁷ jôyâ²⁸	Through which²⁷ punishment²⁸ (
sêñghaitê²⁹	that soul) learns²⁹;
ýâish³⁰ srâvî³¹	which through the punishments is known³¹
hvaênâ³² ayanghâ³³ýaêshãm³⁴	like the glowing³² metal³³

tû³⁵ Ahurâ³⁶ irikhtem³⁷ Mazdâ³⁸	Thou³⁵ O ahura³⁶ Mazda³⁸
vaêdishtô³⁹ ahî⁴⁰.	art best knowing³⁹ about "gomizagi" (sin).

	Word by word translation available from end of book
	"They do no know at all what severe punishment these sinful persons (by their own wicked teachings) bring upon them; and that punishment is stated to be through the pure metal" (i.e. it is stated that their wickedness will be removed by pouring molten metal on their bodies). But about their sins thou art most aware (i.e. O Ahura Mazda thou knowest very well as regards sinful persons who defraud men by their wicked teachings)

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Aêshãm⁴¹ aênanghãm⁴²	Among these⁴¹ sinners⁴²
Vîvanghushô⁴³ srâvî⁴⁴ ýimaschît⁴⁵	Jamshed⁴⁵ ( the king), ( the son) of Vivanghusha⁴³ is known⁴⁴,
ýê⁴⁶ mashyêñg⁴⁷	see below
chikhshnushô⁴⁸	who having pleased in his mind⁴⁸
	distressed the hearts⁵²
ahmâkêñg⁴⁹	of us⁴⁹ men⁴⁷
gâush⁵⁰ bagâ⁵¹	through t he strength⁵¹ of words⁵⁰ (full of pride).
k hvâremnô⁵²	see above
aêshãmchît⁵³	see below
â⁵⁴ ahmî⁵⁵	I obey (belong⁵⁵ ),
thwahmî⁵⁶ Mazdâ⁵⁷	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁷, Thy⁵⁶
vîcithôi⁵⁸ aipî⁵⁹.	(just ) judgment⁵⁸ (or Punishment)
	of such ( sinful persons)⁵³

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dush-sastish⁶⁰	The teachers of false doctrines⁶⁰
sravåo⁶¹ môreñdat⁶²;	distorts⁶² the sacred verse of the Religion⁶¹;
hvô⁶³	and he⁶³
jyâtêush⁶⁴ sêñghanâish⁶⁵ khratûm⁶⁶	through (his false) teachings⁶⁵ destroy⁶² the wisdom⁶⁶ of men⁶⁴.
apô⁶⁷ mâ⁶⁸ îshtîm⁶⁹ apayañtâ⁷⁰berekhdhãm⁷¹	(Such persons) snatch away^67,70 from me⁶⁸ (my)
	wish⁶⁵of pure conscience⁷⁴
hâitîm⁷² Vanghêush⁷³ mananghô⁷⁴	and true⁷² desire⁷¹;
tâ⁷⁵ ukhdhâ⁷⁶ manyêush⁷⁷ mahyâ⁷⁸	therefore⁷⁵, through my⁷⁸ sincere⁷⁷ prayer⁷⁶
Mazdâ⁷⁹ ashâichâ⁸⁰ ýûshmaibyâ⁸¹ gerezê⁸².	I earnestly⁸² appeal to Thee⁸¹ O Ahura Mazda⁷⁹! and to Asha⁸⁰ (that Thou may destroy them).

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hvô⁸³	That person⁸³
mâ⁸⁴-nâ⁸⁵sravå⁸⁶ môreñdat⁸⁷	distorts⁸⁷ totally⁸⁵ my⁸⁴ sacred verses of the Religion⁸⁶
	'ma...srvao' = 'my sacred verses
	(i.e. he goes quite astray from the original significance of the commandment so f the Religion. )
	Explanation: who is that person? is stated below).
ýê⁸⁸	Who⁸⁸
achishtem⁸⁹ vaênanghê⁹⁰ aogedâ⁹¹	considers⁹¹ very bad⁸⁹
gãm⁹² ashibyâ⁹³	to see with (his) both eyes⁹³ (this) earth⁹²
hvarechâ⁹⁴	and the Sun⁹⁴;
ýascâ⁹⁵	and who⁹⁵
dâthêñg⁹⁶ dregvatô⁹⁷ dadât⁹⁸	grants⁹⁸ gifts⁹⁶ to wicked persons⁹⁷
	(i.e. increases their strength by giving them help)
ýaschâ⁹⁹	and who⁹⁹
vâstrâ¹⁰⁰ vîvâpat¹	renders the fields desolate¹
ýaschâ²	and (who²)
vadarê³ vôizhdat⁴ ashâunê⁵.	smites⁴ a blow³ to righteous (men³) (i.e. torments them).

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taêchît⁶	These persons⁶
mâ⁷ môreñden⁸ jyôtûm⁹	corrupt⁸ the manner of living⁹ (enjoyed) by me⁷
	(i.e. the persons mentioned below corrupt what good life men live through the excellencies of my teachings).
ýôi¹⁰	Those who¹⁰
dregvatô¹¹ mazibîsh¹² chikôiteresh¹³	regard¹³ the wicked¹¹ as great¹²,
anguhîshchâ¹⁴ anghvaschâ¹⁵ apayeitî¹⁶ raêkhenanghô¹⁷ vaêdem¹⁸	get¹⁶ possession¹⁸ of the wealth¹⁷ of the lords¹⁵ and the ladies¹⁴,
ýôi¹⁹	(and) who¹⁹
vahishtât²⁰ ashâunô²¹ Mazdâ²² râreshyãn²³ Mananghô²⁴.	hold back²³ righteous (persons)²¹ from best²⁰ thoughts²⁴
	(i.e. produce wicked thoughts by raising doubts about the commandments of the religion in their hearts)

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ýâ²⁵ rånghayen²⁶ sravanghâ²⁷ vahishtât²⁸ shyaothanât²⁹ maretânô³⁰	who through (false) teachings²⁷ prevent²⁶ men³⁰ from (doing) their best²⁸ action²⁹
aêibyô³¹ Mazdå³² akâ³³ mraot³⁴	Ahura Mazda³² regards³⁴ them³¹ as wicked³³
ýôi³⁵ gêush³⁶ môreñden³⁷ urvâkhsh-ukhtî³⁸ jyôtûm³⁹	(and) who³⁵ destroy³⁷ the life³⁹ of the cattle³⁶ in jokes and in jest³⁸ (i.e. without any reason)
	³⁸Original meaning = 'joyous or cheerful shouts'
ýâish⁴⁰ gerêhmâ⁴¹ ashât⁴²	(and) who forsaking truth⁴² prefer³³ wealth obtained through deceitful means⁴¹,
varatâ⁴³ karapâ⁴⁴	(and who) (are) the Karapans⁴⁴
	(i.e. those who do not accept the commandments of the Zoroastrian Religion
khshathremchâ⁴⁵ îshanãm⁴⁶ drujem⁴⁷.	and (are) the desirers⁴⁶ of the authority⁴⁵ of the Druj (i.e. the liar).

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	Ahura Mazda³² considers³⁴(as wicked)³³
	all of them⁶⁶
Yâ⁴⁸	who⁴⁸
khshathrâ⁴⁹ gerêhmô⁵⁰ hîshasat⁵¹ achishtahyâ⁵² demânê⁵³ mananghô⁵⁴	(remaining) in the control⁵³ of the worst⁵² thought⁵⁴ desire⁵¹ (to obtain) the wealth by evil practices⁵⁰ through their power⁴⁹,
anghêush⁵⁵ marekhtârô⁵⁶ ahyâ⁵⁷ ýaêchâ⁵⁸	and who⁵⁸ (are) the destroyers⁵⁶ (of the prosperity) of this⁵⁷ world⁵⁵,
Mazdâ⁵⁹	and who, O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁹
jîgerezat⁶⁰ kâmê⁶¹;	inspite of their wishes (being fulfilled)⁶¹ remain discontented⁶⁰;
thwahyâ⁶² mãthrânô⁶³ dûtem⁶⁴	see below
ýê⁶⁵-îsh⁶⁶	see top of verse
pât⁶⁷ daresât⁶⁸ ashahyâ⁶⁹.	(and who) over hold back⁶⁷ in the face⁶⁸ of truth⁶⁹
	the messenger⁶⁴ of the sacred verses⁶³ of Thy⁶² Religion⁶³
	(i.e. the prophet). Ahura Mazda³² regard³⁴ them³¹ as wicked³³.

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ahyâ⁷⁰ gerêhmô⁷¹ â-hôithôi⁷²	The greedy person ensnared in worldly love⁷¹by remaining in its⁷⁰ bond⁷²
nî⁷³ Kâvayaschît⁷⁴ khratûsh⁷⁵ nî⁷⁶ dadat⁷⁷	relinquishes^76,77 true wisdom:⁷⁵
nî⁷³ Kâvayaschît⁷⁴ khratûsh⁷⁵ nî⁷⁶ dadat⁷⁷	so also does the "kavi"⁷⁴ (i.e. those willfully blind towards divine things) (relinquish true wisdom)


varechåi⁷⁸ hîchâ⁷⁹ fraidivâ⁸⁰	see below
hyat⁸¹ vîsêñtâ⁸²	Just as⁸¹ they acknowledge⁸²
dregvañtem⁸³ avô⁸⁴	the "darvand" (i.e. the followers of falsehood and lie) for help⁸⁴
	in the same way destructive glamour⁷⁸ of deceit⁸⁰ exists there⁷⁹


hyatchâ⁸⁵	It is so
gâush⁸⁶ jaidyâi⁸⁷	^{see bottom}
mraoî⁸⁸	stated⁸⁸
ýê⁸⁹	that whoso⁸⁹
dûraoshem⁹⁰	^{see below}
saochayat⁹¹	burns up⁹¹ (i.e. ignores completely)
avô⁹².	for help⁹²
	the "darvish" (i.e. one who wards off the bodily death by adhering to righteousness)
	he smites⁸⁷ "gava" (i.e. the soul developing constituent)

	(translation at end of book)

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	The creator says
anâish⁹³ â vî-nênâsâ⁹⁴	I will extirpate⁹⁴ (from Heaven)
ýâ⁹⁵ Karapôtåschâ⁹⁶	those who are Karapas⁹⁶
	(i.e. those who do not accept the religion of Zarathushtra)
Kevîtåschâ⁹⁷	and Kavis⁹⁷ (i.e. those who do not listen to the commandments of the Religion⁹⁷)
avâish⁹⁸ aibî⁹⁹
ýêñg¹⁰⁰ daiñtî¹ nôit²	see below
jyâtêush³ khshayamnêñg⁴ vasô⁵;	as well as those possessed of strength⁴ of life³ according to their own will⁵ (i.e. the powerful ones)
	who¹⁰⁰ are not² granting¹ (help).
tôi⁶ âbyâ⁷	(But) through these two (i.e. through the holy immortals Khordad and Amerdaad
	they (i.e. the helpers in the mission of the Religion and virtuous persons)
bairyåñtê⁸ vanghêush⁹ â-demânê¹⁰ mananghô¹¹.	will be carried⁸ into the abode¹⁰ of the holy immortal Bahman^9,11 (i.e. into paradise)..

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Hamêm¹² tat¹³ vahishtâchît¹⁴ ýê¹⁵ushuruyê¹⁶	see below
	ushuruyê = "ushi + uru" = wide intelligence Uru = Sanskrit = wide---also translated as 'In the light of broad mind' (Mills)
syaschît¹⁷ dahmahyâ¹⁸ khshayãs¹⁹	Ruler over all¹⁹! the religious education¹⁷
Mazdâ²⁰	O Ahura Mazda^20,21
Ahurâ²¹ ýehyâ²²-mâ²³ aithîshchît²⁴ dvaêthâ²⁵	(For bringing) the end²⁴ of that doubt²⁵ which I²³ have about that²² matter (i.e. in order to get rid of this doubt in my mind),
hyat²⁶ aênanghê²⁷ dregvatô²⁸	(or teaching) of the pious (man)³⁸
	(given) with wide intelligence¹⁶(is) the best¹⁴ (thing) in all respects¹²;

êeânû²⁹ ishyêñg³⁰ anghayâ³¹!	The translation of Darmesteter given below did not seem to me to be trustworthy: ie Ervad Kavasji Edalji Kanga "because the sinful have to suffer the punishment and the aspirer of propagating the Religion will get the suitable reward".

	eeanu = Through the mouth, Orally
	Anghaya = by means of conscience---- Another form is "anghuya" = (see Yasna 11, 16) "Through the mouth and by means of the conscience"

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ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²² mazdâ²³	^{see below}
pourvîm²⁴	first of all^24.
speñtahyâ²⁵	^{see below}
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
	of the invisible²²(and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ýathâ ahû vairyô ... (4).
ashem vohû ... (3).

hvaêtumaithyêm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the chapter² called Akhyacha¹ Khvaetush¹

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 6 - Yasna 33
1. ýathâ¹ aish² ithâ³vareshaitê⁴	see below
ýâ⁵dâtâ⁶ anghêush⁷ paouruyehyâ⁸,	In accordance with the laws⁶ of the ancient⁸ world⁷
	just as¹ to the righteous¹⁴ so also³to the wicked (person)¹²
ratûsh⁹	Ratu⁹ i.e. (spiritual leaderowing to hisrighteousness)
shyaothanâ¹⁰ razishtâ¹¹	will exercise⁴the most just¹¹ action¹⁰
dregva-taêchâ¹²hyatchâ¹³ ashâunê¹⁴;	see above
ýekhvyâchâ¹⁵ hêm-yâsaitê¹⁶ mithahyâ¹⁷ ýâchâ¹⁸ hôi¹⁹ â ârezvâ²⁰.	and to the man¹⁹ whose¹⁵ wicked¹⁷ as well as good²⁰ deeds are mixed in equal proportion¹⁶,

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At²¹ ýê²²	Who²²
akem²³ dregvâitê²⁴	^{see below}
vachanghâ²⁵ vâ²⁶	through his word²⁵
at²⁷ vâ²⁸ mananghâ²⁹	thought²⁹
zastôibyâ³⁰	and action³⁰ (or through both the hands)³⁰
vâ³¹ vareshaitî³²	causes evil³³
	to the wicked person²⁴
vanghâu³³ vâ³⁴ chôithaitê³⁵ astîm³⁶;	or instructs³⁵ any man³⁶ for his good³³
tôi³⁷	he³⁷
vârâi³⁸ râdeñtî³⁹	(as it were) gives presents³⁹ for his religious faith³⁸
Ahurahyâ⁴⁰ zaoshê⁴¹ Mazdåo⁴².	in love⁴¹ of Ahura⁴⁰ Mazda⁴²

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Yê⁴³ ashâunê⁴⁴	who⁴³ unto the righteous (person)⁴⁴
vahishtô⁴⁵,	(is) the best⁴⁵ (i.e. behaves very well with a virtuous person)
k hvaêtû⁴⁶ vâ⁴⁷	whether (that righteous person may be) his relative⁴⁶,
at vâ⁴⁸, verezênyô⁴⁹	or business man⁴⁹
Airyamnâ⁵⁰ vâ⁵¹	or⁴⁸ sub-ordinate⁵⁰ (or servant)
Ahurâ⁵²	see below
vîdãs⁵³ vâ⁵⁴	or (may be) a care taker⁵³
thwakhshanghâ⁵⁵ gavôi⁵⁶	of his cattle⁵⁶ with skill⁵⁵
at hvô⁵⁷	that person himself⁵⁷
	(is so regarded) by Ahura⁵²
ashahyâ⁵⁸ anghat⁵⁹	as if he were⁵⁹ in the act⁶¹ of truth⁵⁸
Vanghêushcâ⁶⁰ vâstrê⁶¹ Mananghô⁶².	and of good⁶⁰ thought⁶².

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ýê⁶³ thwat⁶⁴Mazdâ⁶⁵asrushtîm⁶⁶	I drive away disobedience⁶⁶O Ahura Mazda!⁶⁵
akemchâ⁶⁷manô⁶⁸	and evil⁶⁷ thought⁶⁸
ýazâi⁶⁹ apâ⁷⁰;	By means of prayers^69,70 to thee⁶⁴. I by the force of prayers drive away from me^69,70 (my bad behaviors of all kinds such as) (my)
khvaêtêushchâ⁷¹ tarêmaitîm⁷²,	haughtiness⁷² with my relatives⁷¹,
verezênahkyâchâ⁷³ nazdishtãm⁷⁴ drujem⁷⁵	(my) deceit⁷⁵ with co-workers (i.e. my associates)⁷³
airyamanaschâ⁷⁶ nadeñtô⁷⁷,	and (my) hatred⁷⁷ towards the subordinates (i.e. persons working under my control⁷⁶)
	and
gêushchâ⁷⁸ vâstrât⁷⁹	as regards the pastures⁷⁹ of the cattle⁷⁸;
achishtem⁸⁰ mañtûm⁸¹.	(my) immense carelessness^80,81

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Yastê⁸² vîspê-mazishtem⁸³	the most excellent amongst (all Yazatas)⁸³.
Serao-shem⁸⁴	Thy Sarosh Yazata⁸⁴,
zbayâ⁸⁵ avanghânê⁸⁶	O Ahura Mazda, I invoke you with entreaty⁸⁵ for (my) help⁸⁶
apânô⁸⁷ daregô-jyâitîm⁸⁸	Do thou obtain⁸⁷ for me long life³⁸
â-khshathrem⁸⁹ Vanghêush⁹⁰ Mananghô⁹¹;	In the domain⁸⁹ of good⁹⁰ thought⁹¹ (i.e. do thou bless us that we may live long life with good thoughts; evil thought of any kind may not enter our minds).
ashât⁹² â⁹³ erezûsh⁹⁴ pathô⁹⁵ ýaêshû⁹⁶	Do thou cause us to reach⁸⁷ the paths⁹⁵ of virtue on account of (our) righteousneesss⁹²,
Mazdåo⁹⁷ Ahurô⁹⁸ shaêtî⁹⁹.	wherein⁹⁶ Ahura Mazda^97,98 dwells⁹⁹.

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ýê¹⁰⁰ zaotâ¹ ashâ² erezûsh³	As the true³ invoker¹ through righteousness²
hvô⁴	I myself⁴
manyêush⁵ â vahishtât⁶	with the most pious⁶ intent⁵, (O Ahura Mazda)
kayâ⁷,	always remember⁷ (Thee)
ahmât⁸	so that⁸
avâ⁹ mananghâ¹⁰	according to (my) wish¹⁰.
ýâ verezyeidyâi¹¹ mañtâ¹² vâstryâ¹³;	I may fulfill¹¹ the planned¹² work¹³
tâ¹⁴-tôi¹⁵ izyâi¹⁶	I ask¹⁶ of Thee¹⁵ two things¹⁴
Ahurâ¹⁷Mazdâ¹⁷	O Ahura Mazda!
darshtôishchâ¹⁸	1)Vision (of thee)¹⁸
hêm-parshtôishchâ¹⁹.	2) conversation with thee about the Religion¹⁹

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â-mâm²⁰ âidûm²¹	Come²¹ unto me²⁰
vahishtâ²² â- khvaithyâchâ²³	and whatever is best²² (in my favour)
Mazdâ²⁴ dareshatchâ²⁵	teach²⁵ me O Ahura Mazda²⁴.
ashâ²⁶	On account of truth³⁶
Vohû²⁷ Mananghâ²⁸	and good thought²⁷.
ýâ sruyê²⁹	(teach me) who am known²⁹
parê³⁰	near³⁰ men
magâunô³¹;	steadfast upon the Religion³¹
	Explanation : We wish that our prayer humble and full of earnest request be accepted by Thee.
âvish³²-nåo³³ añtare³⁴ hêñtû³⁵ nemakhvaitîsh³⁶ chithråo³⁷ râtayô³⁸.	(We wish this) that offerings³⁸pertaining to our³³ prayer³⁶ may become³⁵ manifest³² and known³⁷ (in thy presence).
	Explanation: Except the offerings of prayer, O Ahura Mazda, we have no other gifts to offer to Thee.

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frô-môi³⁹ fravôizdûm⁴⁰	Do thou make me³⁹ known⁴⁰
arethâ⁴¹	(what is that) main purpose⁴¹ (of our faith on the religion)
tâ⁴² ýâ⁴³	so that⁴³
Vohû⁴⁴ shyavâi⁴⁵ Mananghâ⁴⁶	I would pursue⁴⁵ with good⁴⁴ intentions⁴⁶,
ýasnem⁴⁷ Mazdâo⁴⁸	O Ahura Mazda⁴⁸! the worship⁴⁷
khshmâvatô⁴⁹	of one like you⁴⁹
at vâ⁵⁰ ashâ⁵¹ staomyâ⁵² vachåo⁵³;	as well as⁵⁰ words⁵³ of Thy fame⁵² with sincerity⁵¹.
dâtâ⁵⁴	Do thou grant⁵⁴ (me)
vê⁵⁵ ameretåoscâ⁵⁶ utayûitî⁵⁷	the everlasting gift⁵⁷ of Amerdad (i.e. the immortality of the spiritual world)⁵⁶
haurvatâs⁵⁸	and of Khordad (i.e. the happiness of this world)⁵⁵
draonô⁵⁹.	as a gift⁵⁹ (of Thy love).

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at⁶⁰ tôi⁶¹ Mazdâ⁶²	O mazda⁶²then⁶⁰
	Thou shouldst catch hold of⁷¹
têm⁶³ mainyûm⁶⁴	Thy⁶¹ these⁶³ spirits⁶⁴
ashaokhshayañtå⁶⁵	the eternal promoters of righteousness⁶⁵
saredyayåo⁶⁶	and possessors of leadership⁶⁶
k hvâthrâ⁶⁷maêthâ⁶⁸ mayâ⁶⁹	through glory⁶⁷and sense relating to wisdom⁶⁹and moderation⁶⁹
vahishtâ⁷⁰baretû⁷¹ mananghâ⁷²	and through the vibration of the best⁷⁰holy spell⁷²

ayå⁷³arôi⁷⁴hâkurenem⁷⁵	Owing to the co-operation⁷⁵ of these two⁷²
	the souls⁷⁸
ýayåo⁷⁶ hachiñtê⁷⁷ urvãnô⁷⁸.	are proceeding further to perfection⁷⁴
	(Ervad Kanga has not translated it)
	translation found at end of book

	Ahura Mazda and Vohu Manah increase goodness and strength They bestow happiness upon men according to their actions In association with Vohuman, Ahura Mazda grants that happiness. The soul of such persons being in harmony carry on work with entire goodness. (Translation of Prof Darmesteter)
	word by word translation of some words
	Mazdâ⁶²Ahura Mazda⁶²
	têm⁶³ mainyûm^{64 =}that⁶³ spirit⁶⁴
	ashaokhshayañtå^{65 =}causing righteousness to increase⁶⁵
	saredyayåo⁶⁶ = holding authority⁶⁶
	vahishtâ^{70 =}best^{70 ;}mananghâ^{72 =}thought⁷²
	arôi^{74 =}perfection⁷⁴
	hâkurenem^{75 =}working together (co-operation)⁷⁵
	urvãnô⁷⁸= soul⁷⁸

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	Do thou⁹⁰ grant (me)⁹³,
vîspå⁷⁹-stôi⁸⁰ hujîtayô⁸¹	verily⁸³ in Thy love (from me) all⁷⁹ the happy states⁸¹ of life⁸⁰,
ýåo⁸²-zî⁸³ångharê⁸⁴	which⁸²had been enjoyed in the past (by men)⁸⁴
ýåoschâ⁸⁵heñtî⁸⁶	and which⁸⁵ and which are enjoyed at present⁸⁶
ýåschâ⁸⁷ Mazdâ⁸⁸ bavaiñtî⁸⁹.	and which⁸⁷ will be enjoyed hereafter⁸⁹.O Ahura Mazda⁸⁸!
thwahmî⁹⁰ hîsh⁹¹ zaoshê⁹²âbakhshôhvâ⁹³	see top
Vohû⁹⁴ ukhshyâ⁹⁵Mananghâ⁹⁶	Also (O Ahura Mazda!) through good⁹⁴ thought⁹⁶, do Thou strengthen⁹⁵
Khshathrâ⁹⁷ Ashâchâ⁹⁸ ushtâ⁹⁹ tanûm¹⁰⁰.	(my) body¹⁰⁰ through truth⁹⁸, power⁹⁷ (or authority)⁹⁷ and prosperity⁹⁹.
(to recite in baz) Shekasteh¹ ghanâmenyo², bar ahriman³ leânat sad hazâr bâr (to recite loudly)	(May) the Ghana-Mino² (i.e. the Evil spirit)² be defeated¹. Imprecations⁴ (be) on Ahriman a hundred thousand times (i.e. one lakh)!

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ýê¹ sevishtô2 Ahurô³ Mazdåoschâ⁴	O (Thou) who (art) the most beneficent² Ahura Mazda^3-4
ârmaitishchâ⁵,	and O (thou who art) Armaiti⁵
Ashemchâ⁶	and O (thou who art) Asha⁶,
frâdat-gaêthem⁷	bringing prosperity to the world⁷.
Manaschâ⁸ Vohû⁹ khshathremchâ¹⁰,	O (thou) Vohu⁹ Manah⁸ and Khshathra¹⁰
sraotâ¹¹-môi¹²	hearken¹¹ (ye all) my¹² (request and prayer)
merezhdâtâ¹³-môi¹⁴	and have mercy¹³ upon me¹⁴
âdâi¹⁵ kahyâichît¹⁶ paitî¹⁷.	for (my) every¹⁶ deed¹⁵.

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us-môi¹⁸ uzâreshvâ¹⁹ Ahurâ²⁰	Do thou make me¹⁸ pure¹⁹ O Ahura²⁰ Mazda²⁶ (i.e. do Thou keep me far away form wicked deeds)
ârmaitî²¹ tevîshîm²² dasvâ²³	do grant²³ me¹⁸ strength²² on account of (my) goodness (or humility)²¹,
spênishtâ²⁴ mainyû²⁵	the most beneficent²⁴ spirit²⁵
Mazdâ²⁶	O Ahura²⁰ Mazda²⁶
vanghuyâ²⁷ zavô²⁸- âdâ²⁹	and the giver of reward²⁹ of prayers²⁸ in good things²⁷
Ashâ³⁰ hazô³¹ êmavat³²	do Thou bestow²³ (upon me) vigour full of powers³² on account of (my) righteousness³⁰
Vohû³³ Mananghâ³⁴ feseratûm³⁵.	and grant Thou²³ unto me¹⁸ lordship³⁵ on account of (my) good³³ thought³⁴

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rafedhrâi³⁶	For (my) rejoicing³⁶
vouru-chashânê³⁷	(and) for acquiring sufficiently knowledge of the Religion³⁷.
dôishî³⁸-môi³⁹	Grant Thou³⁸ unto me³⁹
ýâ⁴⁰-vê⁴¹ abifrâ⁴²	as a certainty⁴²
tâ⁴³ Khshathrahyâ⁴⁴ Ahurâ⁴⁵ ýâ⁴⁶	O Ahura Mazda! those⁴³ blessed gifts⁴⁸ which⁴⁶ are of Khshathra-Vairya⁴⁴
Vanghêush⁴⁷ ashish⁴⁸ Mananghô⁴⁹	and of Vohu-Manah^47,49
frô speñtâ⁵⁰ ârmaitê⁵¹	O Spenta Armaiti^50,51
ashâ⁵² daênåo⁵³ fradakhshayâ⁵⁴.	do thou teach⁵⁴ (me) through truth⁵² the commandments of the Religion⁵³.

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at râtãm⁵⁵ Zarathushtrô⁵⁶	(Prophet) Zarathushtra⁵⁶ dedicated^55,60
tanvas-chît⁵⁷khvakhyåo⁵⁸ ushtanem⁵⁹	the life of his own⁵⁸ body⁵⁹
dadâitî⁶⁰	see top
paurvatâtem⁶¹ mananghaschâ⁶² Vanghêush⁶³	and the goodness⁶¹ (or excellence)⁶¹ of good⁶³ thought⁶²..
Mazdâi⁶⁴ shyaothanahyâ⁶⁵	unto Ahura Mazda⁶⁴
ashâi⁶⁶ ýâchâ⁶⁷	Also, he dedicates^55,60 unto truth⁶⁶
ukhdha-khyâchâ⁶⁸ Seraoshem⁶⁹ khshathremchâ⁷⁰!	(his own) authority of work⁷⁰ and obedience⁶⁹ for the sacred verses of the Religion⁶⁸.

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ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²² mazdâ²³	^{see below}
pourvîm²⁴	first of all^24.
speñtahyâ²⁵	^{see below}
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
	of the invisible²²(and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ýathâ ahû vairyô ... (4).
ashem vohû ... (3).

ýathâ-aish-ithãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We Revere³ the chapter² called yatha-aish-itha¹

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 7 - Yasna 34

1. Yâ¹ shyaothanâ²	That which¹ is the deed²
ýâ³ vachanghâ⁴	that which³ is the word⁴,
ýâ⁵	and that which⁵
	we¹⁷ obtain¹⁹
ýasnâ⁶	owing to worship⁶
Ameretatâtem⁷	(viz.) immortality⁷ (i.e. happiness of the spiritual world)
Ashemchâ⁸	truth⁸,
	power¹² and welfare¹³.
taêibyô⁹ dåonghâ¹⁰	I offer¹⁰
Mazdâ¹¹	O Ahura Mazda^11,16
Khshathremchâ¹² Haurvatâtô¹³	^{see two lines above}
aêshãm¹⁴ tôi¹⁵ Ahurâ¹⁶	unto Thee¹⁵
êhmâ¹⁷ pourutemâish¹⁸	first of all¹⁸
dastê¹⁹.	^{see above}

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at-châ²⁰	To Thee²²
î²¹-tôi²² mananghâ²³	with (full) heart²³
mainyush²⁴ vanghush²⁵vîspâ²⁶	(are the) good²⁵ thoughts²⁴
dâtâ²⁷	offered²⁷ (O Ahura Mazda)³⁸
speñtakhyâchâ²⁸ neresh²⁹shyaothanâ³⁰	(and the good) deeds³⁰ of the beneficent²⁸ man²⁹
ýehyâ³¹ urvâ³²	whose³¹ soul³²
ashâ³³ hachaitê³⁴	is accompanied³⁴ by truth³³.

pairigaêthê³⁵	I may approach Thee³⁵.
khshmâvatô³⁶ vahmê³⁷	through the prayer³⁷ worthy of Thee³⁶
Mazdâ³⁸	O Ahura Mazda³⁸
garôbîsh³⁹ stûtãm⁴⁰	and through the divine songs³⁹ of thy glorifiers⁴⁰,

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At⁴¹-tôi⁴² myazdem⁴³	Votive offerings⁴³
Ahurâ⁴⁴	O Ahura Mazda⁴⁴!
nemanghâ⁴⁵	with humble adoration⁴⁵
ashâichâ⁴⁶	unto Thee⁴² and Asha⁴⁶.
dâmâ⁴⁷	we offer⁴⁷

gaêthåo⁴⁸ vîspåo⁴⁹âkhshathrôi⁵⁰ýå⁵¹	Within (Thy) Dominion⁵⁰ (O Ahura Mazda) all⁴⁹living creatures⁴⁸
Vohû⁵² thraoshtâ⁵³ Mananghâ⁵⁴	are nourished⁵³ on account of Vohu Mana^52,54.
ârôi⁵⁵-zî⁵⁶ hudåonghô⁵⁷ vîspâish⁵⁸ Mazdâ⁵⁹ khshmâvasû⁶⁰ savô⁶¹.	"That person is fully sagacious who in every respect offers prayers to thee and to those belonging to Thee (i.e. Yazatas)". "Translated by Darmesteter"

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at⁶²-tôi⁶³ âtarêm⁶⁴ Ahurâ⁶⁵	O Ahura Mazda⁶⁵ we ardently desire (we choose) Thy⁶³, fire⁶⁴,
aojônghvañtem⁶⁶	mighty⁶⁶,
ashâ⁶⁷	see below
usêmahî⁶⁸	swiftest⁶⁸,
asîshtem⁶⁹êmavañtem⁷⁰	courageous⁷⁰,
stôi-rapañtêm⁷¹	ever giving delight⁷¹,
chithrâ-avanghem⁷²	giving help in various ways (or miraculously)⁷²
	through Asha (i.e. through his holy immortal Asha Vahishta)⁶⁷.

at⁷³ Mazdâ⁷⁴	O Ahura Mazda!⁷⁴
daibishyañtê⁷⁵	^{see below}
zastâ-ishtâish⁷⁶	(Fire) through his full strength⁷⁶
dereshtâ⁷⁷ aênanghem⁷⁸.	is the holder strongly⁷⁷ (i.e. punisher of) the tormentor⁷⁵ and the avenger⁷⁸.

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Kat⁷⁹	(Do thou tell me) on what⁷⁹
vê⁸⁰ khshathrem⁸¹,	Thy⁸⁰ sovereignty⁸¹ is (founded)
kâ⁸²	and what⁸² (is)
îshtîsh⁸³,	Thy wish⁸³,
shyaothanâish⁸⁴	so that through (my good) works⁸⁴
Mazdâ⁸⁵	O Ahura Mazda⁸⁵!
ýathâ⁸⁶ vâo⁸⁷	(remaining) in Thy⁸⁷
hakhmî⁸⁸	friendship⁸⁸
Ashâ⁸⁹	with righteousness⁸⁹
Vohû⁹⁰ Mananghâ⁹¹	and good⁹⁰ intent⁹¹
thrâyôidyâi⁹²	I give shelter⁹²
drigûm⁹³ ýûshmâkem⁹⁴,	to Thy⁹⁴ poor⁹³ men.

parê⁹⁵ våo⁹⁶ vîspâish⁹⁷parê⁹⁸ vaokhemâ⁹⁹	We have regarded^98,99Thee⁹⁶ as most excellent (or we have called thee the best^98,99).
daêvâishchâ¹⁰⁰ khrafstrâish¹ mashyâishchâ².	being separated from all⁹⁷the Daevas¹⁰⁰ and wicked¹ men²

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Yezî³	If³ (Thou),
athâ⁴ stâ⁵ haithîm⁶	art⁵ truly⁶ so⁴
Mazdâ⁷	O Ahura Mazda⁷!
Ashâ⁸	on account of righteousness⁸
vohû⁹ mananghâ¹⁰	and good⁹ thought¹⁰
vohû⁹ mananghâ¹⁰	(i.e. Thou Thyself are the allegorical form of righteousness and thought)
at¹¹ tat¹² môi¹³	then, to me,
dakhshtem¹⁴ dâtâ¹⁵ ahyâ¹⁶ anghêush¹⁷	in this¹⁶ world¹⁷ grant such inspiration¹⁴
vîspâ¹⁸ maêthâ¹⁹,	for enjoying¹⁹ (my) whole¹⁸ life,
ýathâ²⁰	so that²⁰
våo²¹	I may approach^25,26 Thee²¹
ýazemnaschâ²² urvâidyåo²³	as Thy most devoted²³ worshipper²²
stavas²⁴ ayenî²⁵ paitî²⁶.	and as Thy glorifier²⁴.

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Kuthrâ¹²⁷	Where²²
tôi²⁸ aredrâ²⁹	(are) Thy worshippers²⁹,
Mazdâ³⁰,	O Ahura Mazda³⁰!
ýôi³¹ Vanghêush³² vaêdenâ³³mananghô³⁴	who through understanding³³ of good³² thought³⁴,
sêñghûsh³⁵	(by regarding) the commandments of the Religion³⁵
raêkhenåo³⁶	as true wealth³⁶
aspêñchît³⁷ sâdrâchît³⁸ chakhrayô³⁹ usheurû⁴⁰;	may fulfill³⁹ with full intelligence⁴⁰ in happiness³⁷ as well as in distress³⁸?
naê⁴¹-chîm⁴²têm⁴³ anyêm⁴⁴ ýûshmat⁴⁵vaêdâ⁴⁶	I have not⁴¹known⁴⁶ any one⁴² except⁴⁴ Thee⁴⁵,
ashâ	O Thou 'righteous' one⁴⁷!
Athâ⁴⁸-nå⁴⁹ thrâzdûm⁵⁰.	therefore⁴⁸ do Thou protect⁵⁰ us⁴⁹.

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Tâish⁵¹ zî⁵²-nåo⁵³ shyaothanâish⁵⁴ byeñtê⁵⁵	For^52, (the heretics) frighten⁵⁵us⁵³ by those⁵¹ deeds⁵⁴ of theirs,
ýaêshû⁵⁶	in which (works)⁵⁶
as⁵⁷ pairî⁵⁸	is included^57,58
pourubyô⁵⁹ ithyejô⁶⁰;	destruction⁶⁰ for many⁵⁹

hyat⁶¹	The person⁶¹
as⁶² aojyåo⁶³nâidyånghem⁶⁴	^{see below}
thwahyâ⁶⁵ Mazdâ⁶⁶ãstâ⁶⁷	O Ahura Mazda!⁶⁶ who defies ( dis- obeys)⁶⁷ Thy⁶⁵
urvâtahyâ⁶⁸;	commandments⁶⁸ of the Religion⁶⁸
	can succeed^62,63 over the weaker⁶⁴ (or the poorer)⁶⁴.
ýôi⁶⁹	Such a person⁶⁹
nôit⁷⁰ ashem⁷¹ mainyañtâ⁷²	does not⁷⁰ pay heed⁷² to righteousness⁷¹,
aêibyô⁷³	and from such a person⁷³
dûirê⁷⁴ Vohû⁷⁵ as⁷⁶ Manô⁷⁷.	Good⁷⁵ Thought⁷⁷ remains⁷⁶ at a distance⁷⁴.

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ýôi⁷⁸	Who⁷⁸,
	inspite of knowing⁹⁴
speñtãm⁷⁹ ârmaitîm⁸⁰thwahyâ⁸¹	Thy⁸¹ beloved⁸³ Spenta Armaiti
speñtãm⁷⁹ ârmaitîm⁸⁰thwahyâ⁸¹	(i.e. bountiful devotion or beneficent perfect mortality)^79,80
Mazdâ⁸²	O Ahura Mazda!⁸²
berekhdhãm⁸³ vîdushô⁸⁴	see above
dush-shyaothanâ⁸⁵ avazazat⁸⁶	pass the life⁸⁶ as wicked doers⁸⁵
vanghêush⁸⁷ evistî⁸⁸ mananghô⁸⁹	through the ignorance⁸⁸of good⁸⁷ thought⁸⁹,
aêibyô⁹⁰	from such persons⁹⁰ ,
mash⁹¹ ashâ⁹²syazdat⁹³	righteousness⁹² flees away⁹³ entirely⁹¹
ýavat⁹⁴ ahmat⁹⁵ aurunâ⁹⁶ khrafstrâ⁹⁷.	just as⁹⁴ wild⁹⁶ noxious creatures⁹⁷ flee away⁹³ from us⁹⁵.

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ahyâ⁹⁸	The person⁹⁸
vanghêush⁹⁹ mananghô¹⁰⁰	^{see below}
shyaothanâ¹ vaochat² gerebãm³ hukhratush⁴	of good wisdom⁴ tells² to uphold³deeds¹
	of good⁹⁹ thought¹⁰⁰
speñtãmchâ⁵ ârmaitîm⁶	(moreover) he knows⁸ Spenta⁵ Armaiti⁶
dãmîm⁷ vîdvåo⁸ hithãm⁹ ashahyâ¹⁰,	(to be) the real⁹ origin⁷ of Truth¹⁰.

tâchâ¹¹ vîspâ¹²	All¹¹ these¹² (moral virtues)
Ahurâ¹³ thwahmî¹⁴ Mazdâ¹⁵	(help our growth), O Ahura Mazda^13,15! in Thy¹⁴
khshathrôi¹⁶	sovereignty¹⁶
â vôyathrâ¹⁷.	because these virtues smite¹⁷ (The oppression) with fear..

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At¹⁸ tôi¹⁹	^{see below}
ubê²⁰	Both²⁰
haurvåoschâ²¹	Khordad²¹
Khvarethâi²²	^{see below}
â²³ Ameretatåoschâ²³	and Amerdad²³
	(are) for thy¹⁹ food²²

	^{Comments of Ervad Kanga " I have translated as above but it is not trustworthy or satisfactory. I do not understand properly the translation of this strophe"}

Vanghêush²⁴ Khshathrâ²⁵Mananghô²⁶	Through the sovereignty²⁵of Vohu Manah^24,26
Ashâ²⁷ mat²⁸	and through Asha²⁷ Truth.
ârmaitish²⁹ vakhsht³⁰	devotion²⁹ (or perfect mentality)²⁹ increases³⁰.

utayûitî³¹ tevîshî³²	Strength³¹ and vigour³²,
tâish³³	(are) Through them³³
â Mazdâ³⁴	O Ahura Mazda!³⁴

vîdvaêshãm³⁵ thwôi³⁶ ahî³⁷.	Thou³⁶ art³⁷ the expeller of malice and harm³⁵

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kat³⁸ tôi³⁹ râzarê⁴⁰,	what (are) Thy guiding principles⁴⁰?
kat⁴¹ vashî⁴²,	What⁴¹ dost Thou wish⁴²
kat⁴³ vâ⁴⁴ stûtô⁴⁵,	as regards (Thy) praise⁴⁵
kat⁴⁶ vâ⁴⁷ ýasnahyâ⁴⁸	or⁴⁷ as regards (Thy) worship⁴⁸?
srûidyâi⁴⁹Mazdâ⁵⁰ frâvaochâ⁵¹	Do thou tell (me) openly⁵¹ (all these) that I may hear⁴⁹! O Ahura Mazda⁵⁰!
vâ⁵² vîdâyât⁵³ ashîsh⁵⁴ râshnãm⁵⁵	so that⁵² blessings⁵⁴ of (Thy) commandments⁵⁵ may be accrued⁵³ (unto me).

sîshâ⁵⁶-nå⁵⁷ ashâ⁵⁸	Through righteousness⁵⁸ (O Ahura Mazda) do Thou teach⁵⁶ us⁵⁷
pathô⁵⁹	the paths⁵⁹
Vanghêush⁶⁰ k hvaêtêñg⁶¹ mananghô⁶²	of Vohu Manah^60,62 himself⁶¹ (or special0

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têm⁶³ advânem⁶⁴	(1). As regards that⁶³ path⁶⁴
	of Vohu Mana^69,70 (i.e. good thought)
Ahurâ⁶⁵	O Ahura Mazda!⁶⁵
ýêm⁶⁶ môi⁶⁷ mraosh⁶⁸	about which⁶⁶ thou hast said⁶⁸ to me⁶⁷;
vanghêush⁶⁹ mananghô⁷⁰	see above

daênå⁷¹ saoshyañtãm⁷²	(2) About the commandments⁷¹ of the Future Saviours
ýâ⁷³ hûkeretâ⁷⁴	by (acting according to) which man performing good deeds⁷⁴
ashâchît⁷⁵ urvâkhshat⁷⁶	through his righteousness etc⁷⁵ enjoys happiness⁷⁶;
	and

hyat⁷⁷ chivishtâ⁷⁸	(3) thou hast promised⁷⁸ (to give) that which⁷⁷
hudâbyô⁷⁹ mîzhdem⁸⁰	is the reward⁸⁰ unto those possessing good wisdom⁷⁹ -
Mazdâ⁸¹,	O Ahura Mazda!
ýehyâ⁸² tû⁸³	of which (reward)⁸² Thou Thyself⁸³ art
dathrem⁸⁴.	the apportioner⁸⁴ (do thou explain and interpret all these)

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tat⁸⁵ zî⁸⁶ Mazdâ⁸⁷	Thou O Ahura Mazda⁸⁷! surely⁸⁶,
vairîm⁸⁸ astvaitê⁸⁹ ushtânâi⁹⁰	to this corporeal⁸⁹ life⁹⁰,
dâtâ⁹¹	hast granted⁹¹
	Thy¹⁰⁰ good wisdom¹ (loved by all)
vanghêush⁹² shyaothanâ⁹³ mananghô⁹⁴	see below
ýôi⁹⁵ zî⁹⁶	to those who⁹⁵
gêush⁹⁷ verezênê⁹⁸ azyå⁹⁹	in this revolving⁹⁹ world⁹⁷ (are deeply engrossed) in performing⁹⁸
khshmâkãm¹⁰⁰ huchistîm¹	see above
	deeds⁹³ of good⁹² thought⁹⁴
Ahurâ²	(and are) O Ahura Mazda!²
khratêush³ ashâ⁴ frâdô⁵ verezênâ⁶.	the promoters of the deeds of wisdom³ through righteousness⁴.

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mazdâ⁷	O Ahura Mazda⁷!
	do thou tell¹³
at⁸ môi⁹	me⁹
vahishtâ¹⁰ sravåoschâ¹¹	about the best sacred versed of the Religion¹¹
shyaothanâchâ¹²	and deeds¹²
vaochâ¹³, tâ¹⁴-tû¹⁵	that through these¹⁴ really¹⁵ (I will repay)

Vohû¹⁶ Mananghâ¹⁷ Ashâchâ¹⁸ ishudem¹⁹	the debt¹⁹ of Thy hymns of praise¹⁷ with good¹⁶ thought¹⁷ and with righteousness¹⁸

	(in order that in its return)
	mayest Thou make²⁷ my life²⁸,
stûtô²⁰ khshmâkâ²¹ khshathrâ²²	through Thy²¹ power²²
Ahurâ²³	O Ahura Mazda²³!
ferashêm²⁴ vasnâ²⁵ haithyêm²⁶	and in accordance with Thy will²⁵ truly²⁶ fresh²⁴
ferashêm²⁴ vasnâ²⁵ haithyêm²⁶	(or mayest thou make my life regenerated,
dåo²⁷ ahûm²⁸	see above
	i.e. mayest thou grant the happiness of the next birth indicates the "Doctrine of Reincarnation".
{the strophe should be recited four times)
	References to the subject of next birth are there in Yasna Ha 34.1,Yasna Ha 34.8, Yasna Ha 34.15,in the first edition of the book and in Yasna Ha 32.5 , and Yasna Ha 34.12 in all the six editions of the Gatha-ba-Maani.
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ahyâ¹⁷ ýâsâ¹⁸	I pray¹⁸ at this¹⁷ (moment)
nemanghâ¹⁹	In humble adoration¹⁹
ustânazastô²⁰	with hands uplifted²⁰
rafedhrahyâ²¹	^{see below}
manyêush²² mazdâ²³	^{see below}
pourvîm²⁴	first of all^24.
speñtahyâ²⁵	^{see below}
	rejoicing²¹
ashâ²⁶ vîspêñg²⁷ shyaothanâ²⁸ vanghêush²⁹	all²⁷ righteous²⁶ deeds²⁸
	of the invisible²² (and) bountiful²⁵ Ahura Mazda²³
khratûm³⁰ mananghô³¹	(and) the wisdom³⁰ of the good mind³¹
ýâ³²khshnevîshâ³³ .	so that³² I may please³³
gêushcâ³⁴ urvânem³⁵	the soul³⁵ of the universe³⁴.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)
ýathâ ahû vairyô ... (4).
ashem vohû ... (3).

ýâ-shyaothanãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the chapter² called ya-shyaothna¹
Ahunavaitîm⁴ Gâthãm⁵ ashaonîm⁶ ashahe⁷ ratûm⁸ ýazamaide⁹,	We revere⁹ the holy Ahunavad⁴ Gatha⁵ which is the lord⁸ of holiness⁷.
Ahunavaityå¹⁰ gâthayå¹¹ hañdâtâ¹² ýazamaide¹³.	We revere¹³ the prayer¹² of Ahunavad¹⁰ Gatha¹¹

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.
(To be recited in Baz) Ahurmazda Khodae, awazune mardum, mardum sardagan hama sardagan hambayaste vehan, oem behedin Mazdayasnan neki rasanad; aedun bad (to be recited loudly)

ýathâ ahû vairyô ..

Yasnemcha¹ vahmemcha² aojascha³ zaverecha⁴ afrinami⁵,	I praise⁵ the worship¹ glory² strength³ an vigour⁴(of all those)
Ahurahe⁶ Mazdao⁶ raevato⁷ khvarenanguhato⁸,	of Ahura Mazda⁶ (the creator) wealth bestowing⁷ (and) glorious⁸
Ameshanam⁹ Spentanam⁹,	of the amesha⁹ spentas⁹ ( bountiful Immortals)
Gathabyo¹⁰spentabyo¹¹ ratu-khshathrabyo¹² ashaonibyo¹³,	amongst the bountiful¹¹ gatha¹⁰ ( which are) the lords of truth¹² ( and) holy¹³
Ahunavaityao¹⁴ Gathayao¹⁵,	of ahunavad¹⁴ gatha¹⁵
Ushtavaityao¹⁶Gathayao¹⁷,	of ushtavad¹⁶ gatha¹⁷
Spenta¹⁸ Mainyeush¹⁸Gathayao¹⁹,	of spentomad¹⁸ gatha¹⁹ ,
Vohu-kshathrayao²⁰Gathayao²¹,	of vohu-kshthtra²⁰ gatha²¹
Vahishtoishtoish²²Gathayao²³,	of vahishtosht²² gatha²³
ashaunam²⁴ Fravashinam²⁵ ughranam²⁶	and of the powerful²⁶ and triumphant²⁷ fravashis²⁵
aiwithuranam²⁷.	of the righteous men²⁷
Paoiryo-tkaeshanam²⁸ Fravashinam²⁹,	of the fravashis²⁹ of poryotkaeshas²⁸
naha³⁰ nazdishtanam³⁰ Fravashinam³¹,	and of the fravashis³¹ of nabanazdishta³⁰ (i.e. of the next of kith and kin)

ashem vohû
Ahmai Raescha
Hazangrem
jasa me
Kerfeh Mozd

Chapter 8 - Yasna 43

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nemô¹ vê² gâthå³ ashaonîsh⁴,	O sacred⁴ Gathas³! Salutations¹ (be) unto you².

ushtâ⁵ ahmâi⁶	May prosperity⁵ ( or happiness) ( be) unto that ( person)
ýahmâi⁷ ushtâ⁸kahmâichît⁹	through whom⁷ happiness⁸ ( may reach) others⁹.
vasê-khshayãs¹⁰ Mazdåo¹¹ dâyât¹² Ahurô¹³	May Ahura¹¹ Mazda^,13ruling- at- will¹⁰, grant¹²
utayûitî¹⁴ tevîshîm¹⁵	health¹⁴ and vigour¹⁵ ( to the above mentioned benevolent man).
gat¹⁶ tôi¹⁷ vasemî¹⁸ ashem¹⁹ deredyâi²⁰	In order to hold fast²⁰ to Truth¹⁹ (O Ahura Mazda!) I verily¹⁶ ask of¹⁸ Thee¹⁷
tat²¹ môi²² dåo²³ ârmaitê²⁴	that²¹ ( health and vigour). Owing to Armaiti²⁴ ( O Ahura Mazda!) do thou grant²³ me²²
râyô²⁵	wealth²⁵
ashîsh²⁶	good blessings²⁶
vanghêush²⁷gaêm²⁸ mananghô²⁹	and the life²⁸ of good²⁷ mind²⁹.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

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atchâ³⁰ ahmâi³¹	(Know) him³¹ verily³⁰
vîspanãm³² vahishtem³³	most fortunate³³ amongst all³²
hvâthrôyâ³⁴ nâ³⁵	(who) being glorious³⁴ man³⁵
hvâthrem³⁶ daidîtâ³⁷	can preserve³⁷ ( his) glory³⁶

thwâ³⁸ chîchîthwâ³⁹ Spênishtâ⁴⁰ Mainyû⁴¹ Mazdâ⁴²	O most beneficent⁴⁰ Spirit³⁹ Ahura Mazda⁴² reveal^,39 thyself;³⁸
	and with love⁵²
ýâ⁴³ dåo⁴⁴ Ashâ⁴⁵	do Thou grant⁴⁴ ( us) through t ruth⁴⁵
Vanghêush⁴⁶ mâyåo⁴⁷ mananghô⁴⁸	the riches⁴⁷ of good⁴⁶ mind⁴⁸
vîspâ⁴⁹ ayârê⁵⁰ daregô-jyâtôish⁵¹	for all⁴⁹ days⁵⁰ of ( our) long life⁵¹.
urvâdanghâ.⁵²	see above

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at⁵³ hvô⁵⁴ vanghêush⁵⁵vahyô⁵⁶ nâ⁵⁷aibî⁵⁷	That⁵⁴ man⁵⁷ himself⁵⁶
jamyât⁵⁸ ýê⁵⁹ nå⁶⁰	^{see below}
erezûsh⁶¹ savanghô⁶² pathô⁶³ sîshôit⁶⁴	who can show⁶⁴ true⁶¹ paths⁶³ of profit⁶²
ahyâ⁶⁵ anghêush⁶⁶ astvatô⁶⁷ mananghaschâ⁶⁸ haithyêñg⁶⁹ â-stîsh⁷⁰	of this⁶⁵ corporeal and ( that) spiritual⁶⁸ world⁶⁶ ( can point out the paths) of the real⁶⁹ world⁷⁰
ýêñg⁷¹ â⁷²-shaêtî⁷³ Ahurô⁷⁴,	in which⁷¹ Ahura Mazda⁷⁴ dwells⁷³
	may attain to better than the good⁵⁹. (or may go towards the better).

aredrô⁷⁵	O Ahura Mazda that man is (or is regarded as) Thy devotee⁷⁵ ( or giver of libations),
thwâvãs⁷⁶ huzêñtushe⁷⁷ speñtô⁷⁸ mazdâ⁷⁹.	(and is) ranged on Thy side⁷⁸, possessing good wisdom⁷⁷ ( and is the) maker of prosperity⁷⁸ ( of the world).

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at⁸⁰ thwâ⁸¹ mêñghâi⁸²	I will certainly regard⁸¹ Thee⁸²
takhmemchâ⁸³ speñtem⁸⁴	as omnipotent⁸³ and beneficent⁸⁴
Mazdâ⁸⁵,	O Ahura Mazda⁸⁵!
hyat⁸⁶	because⁸⁶
tâ⁸⁷ zastâ⁸⁸ ýâ⁸⁹-tû⁹⁰	with (Thy) hand⁸⁹
	Thou dost grant⁹⁴ help⁹²to the sinful⁹⁶ as well as the righteous ( man)⁹⁷
hafshî⁹¹	and with the same⁸⁷ hand⁸⁸, Thou dost shower⁹¹
avåo⁹²ýåo⁹³ då⁹⁴	see above
ashîsh⁹⁵	(Thy) blessing⁹⁵ ( upon them)
dregvâitê⁹⁶ ashâunaêchâ⁹⁷;	see above

	(Thy blessing⁹⁵) shall come⁶ to me³
thwahyâ⁹⁸ garemâ⁹⁹ âthrô¹⁰⁰	through the splendor⁹⁹ of Thy⁹⁸ Fire¹⁰⁰,
ashâ-aojanghô¹ hyat² môi³ Vanghêush⁴hazê⁵ jimat⁶ Mananghô⁷!	possessing the strength⁵ of righteousness¹, and good⁴ mind⁷.

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speñtem⁸ at⁹ thwâ¹⁰	I recognized¹² Thee¹⁰ (as) indeed⁹ bountiful⁸
Mazdâ¹¹ mêñghî¹² Ahurâ¹³,	O Ahura¹³ Mazda¹¹
hyat¹⁴ thwâ¹⁵ anghêush¹⁶ zãthôi¹⁷ daresem¹⁸	When¹⁴ I saw¹⁸ Thee¹⁵, in the creation¹⁷ of the world¹⁶
paourvîm¹⁹	Most supreme¹⁹

hyat²⁰ dåo²¹ shyaothanâ²²mîzhdavãn²³	Thou wilt grant²¹ ( men) the reward²³ according to ( their) deeds²²
ýâchâ²⁴ukhdhâ²⁵	as well as²⁴ words²⁵
akêm²⁶ akâi²⁷	in such way that²⁰ evil²⁶ (befalls) unto evil (man)²⁷
vanguhîm²⁸ ashîm²⁹ vanghaovê³⁰	and good²⁸ blessings²⁸ (are the reward) unto good ( man)³⁰
thwâ³¹ hunarâ³²	in accordance with Thy³¹ sense of justice³²
dâmôish³³ urvaêsê³⁴apêmê³⁵.	upto the ultimate³⁵ end³⁴ of the creation³³

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ýahmî³⁶ speñtâ³⁷thwâ³⁸ mainyû³⁹ urvaêsê⁴⁰ jasô,⁴¹Mazdâ⁴²	At which³¹end⁴⁰, Thou, O Ahura Mazda!⁴² wilt come⁴¹ with Thy³⁸ Bountiful³⁹ Spirit ( i.e. Spenta Mainyu),
khshathrâ⁴³ ahmî⁴⁴ vohû⁴⁵ mananghâ⁴⁶,	Khshathra Vairya⁴³ and Vohu Mana^45,46
ýehyâ⁴⁷ shyaothanâish⁴⁸	through whose⁴⁷ deeds⁴⁸
gaêthåo⁴⁹	people of the world⁴⁹
ashâ⁵⁰ frâdeñtê⁵¹;	become prosperous⁵¹ by means of righteousness⁵⁰.

aêibyô⁵² ratûsh⁵³ sêñghaitî⁵⁴ ârmaitish⁵⁵, thwahyâ⁵⁶ khratêush⁵⁷	Armaiti⁵⁵ ( i.e. perfect mindedness) will teach⁵⁴ those ( people) fixed laws⁵³ of Thy⁵⁶ wisdom⁵⁷
ýêm⁵⁸ naê⁵⁹ chish⁶⁰ dâbayeitî⁶¹.	Thy wisdom which⁵⁸ not⁵⁹ one⁶⁰ can thwart⁶¹.

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speñtem⁶² at⁶³ thwâ⁶⁴ Mazdâ⁶⁵ mêñghî⁶⁶ Ahurâ⁶⁷	I verily⁶³ considered⁶⁶ Thee⁶⁴, O Ahura⁶⁵ Mazda⁶⁷! bountiful⁶²
hyat⁶⁸ mâ⁶⁹ Vohû⁷⁰ pairî-jasat⁷¹ Mananghâ⁷²	when (Thy messenger Sraosha Yazata) came⁷¹ near me⁶⁹ through Vohu Manangh^70,72
	^{(repeated in verse 7,9,11,13,15.)}
peresatchâ⁷³ mâ⁷⁴,	and asked⁷³ me⁷⁴:

chish⁷⁵ ahî⁷⁶	"Who⁷⁵ art T hou⁷⁶
kahyâ⁷⁷ ahî⁷⁸;	and whose⁷⁷ is thine⁷⁸ ( allegiance)?

kathâ⁷⁹	How⁷⁹ shall I indicate⁸³
ayârê⁸⁰	(the required) light⁸⁰
dakhshârâ⁸¹	and the signs pertaining to it⁸¹
ferasayâi⁸²dîshâ⁸³	see above
aibî⁸⁴ thwâhû⁸⁵ gaêthâhû⁸⁶ tanushichâ⁸⁷.	in the hearts⁸⁷ ( of men) in Thy⁸⁵ lands⁸⁶ for questioning ( about the religion) (i.e. the learning knowledge of the religion).

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at⁸⁸ hôi⁸⁹ aojî⁹⁰ Zarathushtrô⁹¹ paourvîm⁹²	Then⁸⁸ Zarathushtra⁹¹ first of all⁹² said⁹⁰ to him⁸⁹ (i.e. Sraosha yazata) ( as under)

haithyô⁹³ dvaêshå⁹⁴ hyat⁹⁵ isôyâ⁹⁶ dregvâitê⁹⁷	May I be¹ a powerful⁹⁶ enemy⁹⁴ openly⁹³ for the wicked⁹⁷ (man)
at⁹⁸ ashâunê⁹⁹ rafenô¹⁰⁰ khyêm¹ aojôñghvat²	and a mighty² joy giver¹⁰⁰ for the righteous⁹⁹ (man).

hyat³ â⁴bûshtîsh⁵ vasase⁶ khshathrahyâ⁷ dyâ⁸	^{see below}
ýavat⁹ â¹⁰ thwâ¹¹	as long as⁹ I praise¹¹ Thee¹⁰
Mazdâ¹²	O Ahura Mazda¹²
stâumî¹³ ufyâchâ¹⁴!	weave hymns of praise¹³ of Thy fame,
	(so long) I may be absorbed in the splendor of^4,5 (thy) Sovereignty⁷ and in the desire (of it).⁶

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speñtem¹⁴ at¹⁵ thwâ¹⁶ Mazdâ¹⁷ mêñghî¹⁸ Ahurâ¹⁹	I verily¹⁵ considered¹⁸ Thee¹⁶, O Ahura¹⁹ Mazda!¹⁷bountiful¹⁴
hyat²⁰ mâ²¹ vohû²² pairî-jasat²³ Mananghâ²⁴	when²⁰ (Thy Messenger Sraosha Yazata) came²³ near me²¹ through Vohu Manangh^22,24
	^{(repeated in verse 7,9,11,13,15.)}
ahyâ²⁵ ferasêm²⁶	and asked²⁶ me with love and respect:

kahmâi²⁷ vîvîduyê²⁸ vashî²⁹	What (thing)²⁷ dost thou wish²⁹ to see²⁸.

at³⁰ â³¹	(O Ahura Mazda) As long as^31,32

	I will have strength^37,39, (so long) I will indeed consider precious⁴⁰
	(or will look upon with reverence and affection)⁴⁰
thwahmâi³²âthrê³³	see below
râtãm³⁴ nemanghô³⁵ ashahyâ³⁶-	the offering³⁴ of righteousness³⁶ and homage³⁵
	unto thy³² fire³³.
mâ³⁷ ýavat³⁸ isâi³⁹ manyâi⁴⁰.	see above

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at⁴¹ tû⁴² môi⁴³ dâish⁴⁴	Do Thou⁴² grant⁴⁴ me⁴³
ashem⁴⁵	righteousness⁴⁵,
hyat⁴⁶	because⁴⁶
mâ⁴⁷ zaozaomî⁴⁸	I verily yearn for⁴⁸ it for myself⁴⁷
ârmaitî⁴⁹ hacimnô⁵⁰ ît⁵¹ ârem⁵²;	(so that) ( I may) properly⁵² be acting⁵⁰ in accordance with Armaiti⁴⁹ (i.e. perfect mentality).

peresâchâ⁵³ nåo⁵⁴ýâ⁵⁵ tôi⁵⁶ êhmâ⁵⁷ parshtâ⁵⁸,	I ask⁵³ Thee⁵⁶ our⁵⁷ questions⁵⁸
peresâchâ⁵³ nåo⁵⁴ýâ⁵⁵ tôi⁵⁶ êhmâ⁵⁷ parshtâ⁵⁸,	( i.e. those questions which we wish to ask as regards the religion)
parshtêm⁵⁹ zî⁶⁰ thwâ⁶¹	because⁶⁰ ( every question) asked⁵⁹ through The e⁶¹
ýathanâ⁶² tat⁶³ êmavatãm⁶⁴;	is courage- giving⁶⁴ to us⁵⁴

hyat⁶⁵ thwâ⁶⁶	On account of thee⁶⁶ ( i.e. with thy authority)
khshayãsh⁶⁷	O Ahura Mazda any ruler whatever⁶⁷
aêshem⁶⁸ dyât⁶⁹ êmavañtem⁷⁰!	can maintain⁶⁹ (his) supreme⁷⁰ desire⁶⁸ (i.e. his intended Herculean task)

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Speñtem⁷¹ at⁷² thwâ⁷³ Mazdâ⁷⁴ mêñghî⁷⁵ Ahurâ⁷⁶,	I verily⁷² considered⁷⁵ Thee⁷³, O Ahura⁷⁶ Mazda⁷⁴! bountiful⁷¹
hyat⁷⁷ mâ⁷⁸ Vohû⁷⁹ pairî-jasat⁸⁰ Mananghâ⁸¹	when⁷⁷ ( thy Messenger Sraosha Yazata) came⁸⁰ near me⁷⁸ through Vohu⁷⁹(good) Mana⁸¹ (mind)
	^{(repeated in verse 7,9,11,13,15.)}
hyat⁸² khshmâ⁸³ ukhdhâish⁸⁴ dîdainghê⁸⁵ paourvîm⁸⁶;	and when⁸² first of all⁸⁶ I became learned⁸⁵ by means of ( the gift of) Thy Sacred Verses⁸⁴

sâdrâ⁸⁷	see below
môi⁸⁸ sãs⁸⁹	But that which thou didst teach⁸⁹ me⁸⁸ ( O Ahura Mazda)
mashyaêshû⁹⁰ zarazdâitish⁹¹	about promulgating⁹¹ it amongst men⁹⁰
	is difficult⁸⁷,
tat⁹² verezyeidyâi⁹³	yet I will accomplish it⁹³,
hyat⁹⁴	because⁹⁴
môi⁹⁵mraotâ⁹⁶	( that which) you told⁹⁶ me⁹⁵ (O Ahura Mazda⁾
vahishtem⁹⁷.	is the best⁹⁷.

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Hyatchâ⁹⁸ môi⁹⁹ mraosh¹⁰⁰	When⁹⁸ Thou said¹⁰⁰ to me⁹⁹
ashem¹ jasô² frâkhshnenê³,	( that Thou art) fully³ preaching² the Truth¹,
at⁴ tû⁵-môi⁶ nôit⁷ asrushtâ⁸ pairyaokhzhâ⁹;	Thou dost not⁷ proclaim⁹ ( or command)⁹ therefore⁴ that which is not worth hearing⁸ for me⁶.

uzeredyâi¹⁰	see below
parâ¹¹ hyat¹² môi¹³ â-jimat¹⁴ Seraoshô¹⁵ Ashî¹⁶ mãzâ-rayâ¹⁷ hacimnô,¹⁸	Sraosha¹⁵ ( who is) following¹⁸ according to truth¹⁶ prior to¹¹(all) may come¹⁴ ( to tell Thy inspiration) to me¹³ with great magnificence¹⁷.

	I am preparing myself¹⁰ ( for thy mission of prophet-ship)
ýâ¹⁹ vî²⁰ ashîsh²¹ rânôibyô²² savôi²³	so that¹⁹ to the fighters²² for the sake of religion may accrue²⁴ Thy²⁰ blessing²¹
vîdâyât²⁴!	as reward²³ (of their labors).

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Speñtem²⁵ at²⁶ thwâ²⁷ Mazdâ²⁸ mêñghî²⁹ Ahurâ,³⁰	I considered²⁹ Thee²⁷ O Ahura³⁰ Mazda²⁸ indeed bountiful²⁵
hyat³¹ mâ³² Vohû³³ pairî-jasat³⁴ Mananghâ³⁵,	When³¹ (Thy Messenger Sraosha Yazata) came³⁴ near me³² through Vohu³³ Manangh³⁵
	^{(repeated in verse 7,9,11,13,15.)}
arethâ³⁶ vôizdyâi³⁷ kâmahyâ³⁸	In order to fulfill³⁷ the aim³⁶ of ( my) desire³⁸ O Ahura Mazda
têm³⁹ môi⁴⁰ dâtâ⁴¹	grant Thou⁴¹ unto me⁴⁰ that³⁹ ( part)
daregahyâ⁴² ýâush⁴³	of long⁴² life⁴³,
ýêm⁴⁴ vå⁴⁵ naê⁴⁶chîsh⁴⁷ dâresht⁴⁸ itê⁴⁹;	which⁴⁴ no one⁴⁷ ( upto now) did⁴⁶ obtain⁴⁸ in this way⁴⁹ from Thee⁴⁵,
vairyå⁵⁰ stôish⁵¹	the desirable⁵⁰ ( thing) of the world⁵¹
ýâ⁵²	which⁵²
thwahmî⁵³ khshathrôi⁵⁴ vâchî⁵⁵.	is said⁵⁵ to have been in Thy⁵³ Kingdom⁵⁴
thwahmî⁵³ khshathrôi⁵⁴ vâchî⁵⁵.	(i.e. thou art capable of granting long life.)

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hyat⁵⁶ nâ⁵⁷ frayâi⁵⁸	see below
vaêdamnô⁵⁹ isvâ⁶⁰	That wise⁵⁹ ( and) powerful⁶⁰
daidît⁶¹ maibyô⁶²	man⁵⁷ can bestow upon⁶¹ me⁶²,
	the friend⁵⁸,
Mazdâ⁶³ tavâ⁶⁴ rafenô⁶⁵frâkhshnenem⁶⁶,	bliss⁶⁵ derived from Thee⁶⁴ fully. O Ahura Mazda⁶³
hyat⁶⁷	which⁶⁷
thwâ⁶⁸ khshathrâ⁶⁹ ashât⁷⁰ hachâ⁷¹ frãkhshtâ⁷²;	Thou hast ordained⁷² on account of Thy⁷¹ omnipotence⁶⁹ and righteousness⁷⁰

uzereidyâi⁷³	I may incite⁷³ ( in my task of promulgating the Religion sent by Thee)
azêm⁷⁴ saredanåo⁷⁵ sêñghahyâ⁷⁶,	the chiefs⁷⁵ of doctrine⁷⁶
mat⁷⁷ tâish⁷⁸ vîspâish⁷⁹	together with⁷⁷ all⁷⁹ ( others)
ýôi⁸⁰-tôi⁸¹ mãthråo⁸² mareñtî⁸³!	who⁸⁰ remember⁸³ Thy⁸¹ (mathra,) Holy spells⁸².

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speñtem⁸⁴ at⁸⁵ thwâ⁸⁶ Mazdâ⁸⁷ mêñghî⁸⁸ Ahurâ⁸⁹,	I verily considered thee o Ahura Mazda bountiful
hyat⁹⁰ mâ⁹¹ Vohû⁹² pairî-jasat⁹³ Mananghâ^94,	when thy messenger Sraosha Yazata came near me through Vohu Manangha
	^{(repeated in verse 7,9,11,13,15.)}
dakhshat⁹⁵ ushyâi⁹⁶	and pointed out⁹⁵ intelligently⁹⁶
tushnâ⁹⁷ maitish⁹⁸	to me that a contented⁹⁷ thought⁹⁸
vahishtâ⁹⁹;	(is) the best thing⁹⁹.

nôit¹⁰⁰ nâ¹ pourûsh²	(It would be better if) a perfect² man¹ may not¹⁰⁰
dregvatô³ khyât⁴ chikhshnushô⁵,	become⁴ pleasing⁵ to a sinful man³,
at⁶ tôi⁷ vîspêñg⁸ añgrêñg⁹ ashâunô¹⁰ âdarê¹¹.	because⁶ he⁷ (i.e. sinful men) has been considering¹¹ all⁸ righteous (persons)¹⁰ wicked⁹.

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at¹² Ahurâ¹³	O most bountiful²¹ Ahura¹³ Mazda!¹⁸
hvô¹⁴ mainyûm¹⁵ Zarathushtrô¹⁶ vereñtê¹⁷ Mazdâ¹⁸	Zarathushtra¹⁶himself¹⁴ looks upon (Thy) Spirit ( or soul) with an eye of respect¹⁷
ýastê¹⁹ chishchâ²⁰ spênishtô²¹,	and any other person¹⁹ who will his level best ( to do so)¹⁹

astvat²² ashem²³ khyât²⁴	May righteousness²³ be²⁴ powerful²²
ushtânâ²⁵ aojôñghvat²⁶	and victorious²⁶ with full brilliance!²⁵
k hvêñg- daresôi²⁷ khshathrôi²⁸	in (Thy entire) sovereignty²⁸ resplendent as the Sun²⁷ ( i.e. in the entire world)

	(O Ahura Mazda) may Armaiti ( i.e. humility)
khyât²⁹ ârmaitish³⁰	make her own abode²⁹
ashîm³¹ shyaothanâish³² Vohû³³ daidît³⁴ Mananghâ³⁵!	and through the Good³³ Thought³⁵ may she bestow³⁴ blessings³¹ ( upon men) according to their deeds³².

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ushtâ⁵ ahmâi⁶	May prosperity⁵ ( or happiness) ( be) unto that ( person)
ýahmâi⁷ ushtâ⁸kahmâichît⁹	through whom⁷ happiness⁸ ( may reach) others⁹.
vasê-khshayãs¹⁰ Mazdåo¹¹ dâyât¹² Ahurô¹³	May Ahura¹¹ Mazda^,13ruling- at- will¹⁰, grant¹²
utayûitî¹⁴ tevîshîm¹⁵	health¹⁴ and vigour¹⁵ ( to the above mentioned benevolent man).
gat¹⁶ tôi¹⁷ vasemî¹⁸ ashem¹⁹ deredyâi²⁰	In order to hold fast²⁰ to Truth¹⁹ (O Ahura Mazda!) I verily¹⁶ ask of¹⁸ Thee¹⁷
tat²¹ môi²² dåo²³ ârmaitê²⁴	that²¹ ( health and vigour). Owing to Armaiti²⁴ ( O Ahura Mazda!) do thou grant²³ me²²
râyô²⁵	wealth²⁵
ashîsh²⁶	good blessings²⁶
vanghêush²⁷gaêm²⁸ mananghô²⁹	and the life²⁸ of good²⁷ mind²⁹.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

ushtâvaitîm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ Ushtava¹ ha chapter²

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 9 - Yasna 44

	for metric version of gatha 44 click here
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tat¹	That¹
thwâ² peresâ³	which I ask³ thee²
eresh⁴-môi⁵ vaochâ⁶	Do thou tell⁶ me⁵ truly⁴
ahurâ⁷,	O Ahura Mazda!⁷
nemanghô⁸ â⁹ ýathâ¹⁰	when¹⁰ ( there is the necessity) of prayer⁸ of one like Thee,
nemê¹¹	see below
khshmâvatô¹²,	--
Mazdâ¹³	then O Ahura Mazda!¹³
	it would be better if a friend²¹
fryâi¹⁴ thwâvãs¹⁵ sakhvyât¹⁶ mavaitê¹⁷	like Thee¹⁵ may teach¹⁶ a friend¹⁴ like me¹⁷
at¹⁸ nê¹⁹ ashâ²⁰	--
fryâ²¹	see above
	about that prayer¹¹
dazdyâi²²	for giving²²
hâkurenâ²³,	help²³ (every time),
ýathâ²⁴-	so that²⁴ ( with the charm of Thy Prayer)
nê²⁵ â²⁶ Vohû²⁷ jimat²⁸ Mananghâ²⁹.	(Thy messenger Sraosha Yazata) may come²⁸ near²⁶ us²⁵ ( to give intuition of Thy help) through good²⁷ thought²⁹.

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tat³⁰	That³⁰
thwâ³¹ peresâ³²	which I ask³² thee³¹
eresh³³-môi³⁴ vaochâ³⁵	Do thou tell³⁵ me³⁴ truly³³
Ahurâ³⁶,	O Ahura Mazda!³⁶

kathâ³⁷	How³⁷ ( or what)³⁷
anghêush³⁸vahishtahyâ³⁹paourvîm⁴⁰	is the origin⁴⁰ of the best³⁸ life³⁹ ?

kâthê⁴¹	In what way⁴¹
sûidyâi⁴²	should he accrue benefit⁴²
ýê⁴³	who⁴³
-î⁴⁴ paitishât⁴⁵,	may acknowledge⁴⁵ both these (worlds)⁴⁴?

hvô⁴⁶	thou thyself⁴⁶
zî⁴⁷	Indeed⁴⁷
ashâ⁴⁸ speñtô⁴⁹	bountiful⁴⁹ through righteousness⁴⁸
irikhtem⁵⁰ vîspôibyô⁵¹ hârô⁵²	and keeping far away⁵² evil⁵⁰ from all of us⁵¹
mainyû⁵³ ahûmbish⁵⁴ urvathô⁵⁵ Mazdâ⁵⁶.	and friend⁵⁵ in both the worlds⁵⁴.O heavenly⁵³ Ahura Mazda⁵⁶

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tat⁵⁷	That⁵⁷
thwâ⁵⁸ peresâ⁵⁹	which I ask⁵⁹ thee⁵⁸
eresh⁶⁰-môi⁶¹ vaochâ⁶²	Do thou tell⁶² me⁶¹ truly⁶⁰
Ahurâ⁶³,	O Ahura Mazda!⁶³

kasnâ⁶⁴	who⁶⁴ ( was)
zãthâ⁶⁵	the Creator⁶⁵(and)
patâ⁶⁶	father⁶⁶
ashahyâ⁶⁷	of righteousness⁶⁷
pouruyô⁶⁸	in the beginning⁶⁸?

kasnâ⁶⁹	Who⁶⁹
	determined⁷² the path⁷³ of the
hvêñg⁷⁰	Sun⁷⁰and of the
starêmchâ⁷¹	stars⁷¹?
dât⁷² advânem⁷³	see above

kê⁷⁴	Who is
	there other than Thee⁷⁹
ýâ⁷⁵	through whom⁷⁵
måo⁷⁶	the Moon⁷⁶
ukhshyeitî⁷⁷	waxes⁷⁷
nerefsaitî⁷⁸	( and) wanes⁷⁸?
thwat⁷⁹;	see above
	Reply : --- No one

tâchît⁸⁰ Mazdâ⁸¹	O Ahura Mazda⁸¹ these⁸⁰
vasemî⁸² anyâchâ⁸³	as well as other⁸³ ( things) do I wish⁸²
vîduyê⁸⁴.	to know⁸⁴

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tat⁸⁵	That⁸⁵
thwâ⁸⁶ peresâ⁸⁷	which I ask⁸⁷ thee⁸⁶
eresh⁸⁸-môi⁸⁹ vaochâ⁹⁰	Do thou tell⁹⁰ me⁸⁹ truly⁸⁸
Ahurâ⁹¹,	O Ahura Mazda!⁹¹

kasnâ⁹²	Who⁹² ( is)
deretâ⁹³	the supporter⁹³
zãmchâ⁹⁴	of the earth⁹⁴
adê⁹⁵ nabåoschâ⁹⁶ avapastôish⁹⁷;	and (who stops) the sky⁹⁶ from falling⁹⁷ down⁹⁵

kê⁹⁸	who⁹⁸
apô⁹⁹	(created) waters⁹⁹
urvaråschâ¹⁰⁰	and plants?¹⁰⁰

kê¹	who¹
vâtâi² dvãnmaibyaschâ³ ýaoget⁴ âsû⁵;	bestowed⁴ swiftness⁵ in the wind² and clouds?³

kasnâ⁶	who⁶
vanghêush⁷ Mazdâ⁸ dãmish⁹ Mananghô¹⁰.	O ahura mazda⁸ is the creator⁹ of the good⁷ mind¹⁰?


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tat¹¹	That¹¹
thwâ¹² peresâ¹³	which I ask¹³ thee¹²
eresh¹⁴-môi¹⁵ vaochâ¹⁶	Do thou tell¹⁶ me¹⁵ truly¹⁴
Ahurâ¹⁷,	O Ahura Mazda!¹⁷

kê¹⁸	What¹⁸
hvâpåo¹⁹	architect¹⁹
raochåoschâ²⁰ dât²¹	fashioned²¹ light²⁰ and
temåoschâ²²;	darkness?²²

kê²³	What²³
hvâpå²⁴	architect²⁴
khvafnemchâ²⁵ dât²⁶	fashioned²⁶ sleep²⁵ and
zaêmâchâ²⁷	wakefulness²⁷?

kê²⁸	Who²⁸
ýâ²⁹	created²⁶
ushåo³⁰	morning³⁰
arêm-pithwâ³¹	noon³¹
khshapâcâ³²;	and night³²?

ýåo³³	Which³³ (i.e. three parts of the day)
manothrîsh³⁴	(are) the best reminders³⁴ (a s it were)
chazdôñghvañtem³⁵	to the religious priest³⁵
arethahyâ³⁶.	about (his) duty (or mission)³⁶?

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tat³⁷	That³⁷
thwâ³⁸ peresâ³⁹	which I ask³⁹ thee³⁸
eresh⁴⁰-môi⁴¹ vaochâ⁴²	Do thou tell⁴² me⁴¹ truly⁴⁰
Ahurâ⁴³,	O Ahura Mazda!⁴³

ýâ⁴⁴ fravakhshyâ⁴⁵ ýezî⁴⁶ tâ⁴⁷ athâ⁴⁸ haithyâ⁴⁹,	whether⁴⁶ that⁴⁷ which⁴⁴ I say⁴⁵ ( below) ( is) true⁴⁹?

ashem⁵⁰ shyaothanâish⁵¹ debãzaitî⁵² ârmaitish⁵³	Does Armaiti⁵³ (i e perfect mindedness) increase⁵² righteousness⁵⁰ through ( her) deeds⁵¹?

taibyô⁵⁴ khshathrem⁵⁵ Vohû⁵⁶ chinas⁵⁷ Mananghâ⁵⁸,	(What is it that) thou hast established⁵⁷ Thy⁵⁴ kingdom⁵⁵ of good⁵⁶ thought⁵⁸ ( or through the good mind)?

kaêibyô⁵⁹	For whom⁵⁹
azîm⁶⁰ rânyô-skeretîm⁶¹ gãm⁶² tashô⁶³	didst Thou fashion⁶³ this joy- bringing⁶¹ revolving⁶⁰ world⁶²?

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tat⁶⁴	That⁶⁴
thwâ⁶⁵ peresâ⁶⁶	which I ask⁶⁶ thee⁶⁵
eresh⁶⁷-môi⁶⁸ vaochâ⁶⁹	Do thou tell⁶⁹ me⁶⁸ truly⁶⁷
Ahurâ⁷⁰,	O Ahura Mazda!⁷⁰

kê⁷¹	Who⁷¹
berekhdhãm⁷² tâsht⁷³	fashioned⁷³ the agreeable⁷²
khshathrâ⁷⁴ mat⁷⁵ ârmaitîm⁷⁶;	Armaiti⁷⁶ together with⁷⁵ ( her) exalted status⁷⁴?

kê⁷⁷	Who⁷⁷
uzemêm⁷⁸
chôret⁷⁹vyânayâ⁸⁰	through his wisdom⁸⁰ (or farsightedness⁸⁰), made⁷⁹,
puthrem⁸¹	son⁸¹
	beloved⁷⁸
pithrê⁸²;	to the father⁸² ?

azêm⁸³ tâish⁸⁴	(Matters)⁸⁴
thwâ⁸⁵frakhshnî⁸⁶ avâmî⁸⁷	I wish⁸⁷ to know⁸⁶ from Thee⁸⁵
Mazdâ⁸⁸ Speñtâ⁸⁹Mainyû⁹⁰	O bountiful⁸⁹ Invisible⁹⁰ Ahura Mazda⁸⁸
vîspanãm⁹¹ dâtârem⁹².	the Creator⁹² of the entire (world)!.⁹¹

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tat⁹³	That⁹³
thwâ⁹⁴ peresâ⁹⁵	which I ask⁹⁵ thee⁹⁴
eresh⁹⁶-môi⁹⁷ vaochâ⁹⁸	Do thou tell⁹⁸ me⁹⁷ truly⁹⁶
Ahurâ⁹⁹,	O Ahura Mazda!⁹⁹

meñdaidyâi¹⁰⁰	about those⁹³ five¹⁰⁰
ýâ¹-tôi²
Mazdâ³
âdishtish⁴	commandments⁴ of Thine
	(i.e. thy five times) Prayer⁷
ýâchâ⁵	which⁵
Vohû⁶ ukhdhâ⁷ frashî⁸Mananghâ⁹	is s ought⁸ through good⁶ thought⁹

ýâchâ¹⁰	and which¹⁰
ashâ¹¹	see below
anghêush¹²	in this world¹²
arêm¹³ vaêdyâi¹⁴	(is essential for acquiring¹⁴ happiness¹³
	through righteousness¹¹.

kâ¹⁵	With what¹⁵
-mê¹⁶ urvâ¹⁷ vohû¹⁸	goodness ( or meritorious deed)¹⁸ shall my¹⁶ soul¹⁷
urvâshat¹⁹	be pleased¹⁹
âgemat²⁰ tâ²¹.	whereby²¹ ( it) may gain its wish²⁰?

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tat²²	That²²
thwâ²³ peresâ²⁴	which I ask²⁴ thee²³
eresh²⁵-môi²⁶ vaochâ²⁷	Do thou tell²⁷ me²⁶ truly²⁵
Ahurâ²⁸,	O Ahura Mazda!²⁸

kathâ²⁹-	In what manner²⁹
môi³⁰	see below
ýãm³¹ ýaosh³²daênãm³³ ýaozh dânê³⁴,	shall I keep pure³⁴ ( this) Holy³² religion³³ ( and its)
	commandments⁴³,
ýãm³⁵	which³⁵
hudânâush³⁶	the wise³⁶
paitishe³⁷	Lord³⁷ like Thee
sakhvyât³⁸khshathrahyâ³⁹,	of the sovereignty³⁹ ( of the whole world) taught³⁸
	me²⁰?

ereshvâ⁴⁰ khshathrâ⁴¹	On account of (Thy) just⁴⁰ sovereignty⁴¹
	Thou dost dwell⁴⁸
thwâvãs⁴² asîshtîsh⁴³	see above
Mazdâ⁴⁴	O Ahura Mazda
hademôi⁴⁵	in one abode only⁴⁵
ashâ⁴⁶	together with Asha⁴⁶ ( i.e. righteousness)
vohuchâ⁴⁷ shyãs⁴⁸	see above
Mananghâ⁴⁹.	and Vohu-Mana^47,48 ( i.e. good thought.)

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tat⁵⁰	That⁵⁰
thwâ⁵¹ peresâ⁵²	which I ask⁵² thee⁵¹
eresh⁵³-môi⁵⁴ vaochâ⁵⁵	Do thou tell⁵⁵ me⁵⁴ truly⁵³
Ahurâ⁵⁶,	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁶

tãm⁵⁷	about this⁵⁷
daênãm⁵⁸	Religion⁵⁸
ýâ⁵⁹	which⁵⁹ ( is)
hâtãm⁶⁰ vahishtâ⁶¹	the best⁶¹ amongst all the existing (religions)⁶⁰
ýâ⁶²	and which⁶²
-môi⁶³ gaêthå⁶⁴ashâ⁶⁵ frâdôit⁶⁶ hachêmnâ⁶⁷,	can prosper⁶⁶ my⁶³ property⁶⁴following⁶⁷ the righteousness⁶⁵
ârmatôish⁶⁸ ukhdhâish⁶⁹	(and which) on account of the sacred verses⁶⁹ of perfect thought⁶⁸
shyaothanâ⁷⁰ eresh⁷¹ daidyat⁷²	(can) make⁷² (our) deeds⁷⁰ true⁷⁶ (or virtuous) .

makhvyåo⁷³ chistôish⁷⁴	all the desires of my⁷³ wisdom⁷⁴
thwâ⁷⁵ îshtîsh⁷⁶ usên⁷⁷	may long for⁷⁷ Thee⁷⁵ only (or may incline⁷⁷ towards Thee alone⁷⁵)
Mazdâ⁷⁸.	O Ahura Mazda⁷⁸
	(i.e. I so wish that I may have the longing for thee only).

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tat⁷⁹	That⁷⁹
thwâ⁸⁰ peresâ⁸¹	which I ask⁸¹ thee⁸⁰
eresh⁸²-môi⁸³ vaochâ⁸⁴	Do thou tell⁸⁴ me⁸³ truly⁸²
Ahurâ⁸⁵,	O Ahura Mazda!⁸⁵

kathâ⁸⁶	In what way⁸⁶
têñg-â⁸⁷ vîjêmyât⁸⁸ ârmaitish⁸⁹	will Armaiti⁸⁹ ( i.e. perfect mentality) exert influence⁸⁸ over those⁸⁷
ýaêibyô⁹⁰	to whom⁹⁰,
Mazdâ⁹¹	O Ahura Mazda⁹¹
thwôi⁹²	thy⁹³
vashyetê⁹³daênâ⁹⁴;	religion⁹³ will be proclaimed⁹³?
azêm⁹⁵ tôi⁹⁶	see below
âish⁹⁷	By them⁹⁷ ( i.e. the listeners of the doctrine of the religion)
pouruyô⁹⁸ fravôivîdê⁹⁹;	I⁹⁵ have been recognized⁹⁹ by Thee⁹⁶ as the best⁹⁸.
vîspêñg¹⁰⁰	(the remaining) all¹⁰⁰
anyêñg¹	others¹
manyêush² spasyâ³dvaêshanghâ⁴.	I look upon³ with hatred⁴of ( my) inner self² ( or of my spirit).
	Explanation : The prophet Zarathushtra says that those who listen to the matters of Thy Religion expounded by me( Zarathushtra) regard me (Zarathushtra) fully worthy of such esteem. This fact, O Ahura Mazda, is clearly known to Thee.
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tat⁵	That⁵
thwâ⁶ peresâ⁷	which I ask⁷ thee⁶
eresh⁸-môi⁹ vaochâ¹⁰	Do thou tell¹⁰ me⁹ truly⁸
Ahurâ¹¹,	O Ahura Mazda!¹¹

kê¹²	Who¹² (is)
ashavâ¹³	righteous¹³
ýâish¹⁴ peresâi¹⁵ dregvåo¹⁶	and who¹² (is) wicked¹⁶ (amongst the persons) with whom¹⁴ I confer¹⁵?

vâ¹⁷ katârêm¹⁸ â¹⁸ añgrô¹⁹	On which side of the two¹⁸ is the evil one¹⁹?

vâ²⁰ hvô²¹ vâ²² añgrô²³;	(Which of the two) is the evil one²³ (Angre Mainyu)²³ himself²¹

ýê²⁴	Who²⁴ (is that³³)wicked person²⁶
	(O Ahura Mazda) (who) blames²⁹
- mâ²⁵	me²⁵
dregvåo²⁶	see above
thwâ²⁷ savâ²⁸	(and) Thy good creations²⁸
paitî-eretê²⁹	see above

chyanghat³⁰	Why³⁰
hvô³¹ nôit³² ayêm³³	is that³³ wicked person²⁶ himself³¹ not³²
añgrô³⁴ manyetê³⁵.	regarded³⁵ as belonging to Angre Mainyu³⁴?

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tat³⁶	That³⁶
thwâ³⁷ peresâ³⁸	which I ask³⁸ thee³⁷
eresh³⁹-môi⁴⁰ vaochâ⁴¹	Do thou tell³⁹ me⁴⁰ truly⁴¹
Ahurâ⁴²,	O Ahura Mazda!⁴²

kathâ⁴³	How⁴³
drujem⁴⁴ nîsh⁴⁵ ahmat⁴⁶ â nîsh- nâshâmâ⁴⁷,	shall we drive away⁴⁷ from us⁴⁶ untruth⁴⁴ ( or deceit)

têñg-â⁴⁸ avâ⁴⁹ ýôi⁵⁰	(and) those⁴⁸ who⁵⁰ are not paying attention totally to
asrushtôish⁵¹ perenåonghô⁵²,	the commandments of the religion^51,52
nôit⁵³ ashahyâ⁵⁴ âdîvyeiñtî⁵⁵ hachêmnâ⁵⁶,	who⁵⁰ are not willing^55,53 ( to be) the followers⁵⁶ of righteousness⁵⁴
nôit⁵⁷ frasayâ⁵⁸ vanghêush⁵⁹ châkhnarê⁶⁰ Mananghô⁶¹.	(and)⁴⁸ who⁵⁰ do not⁵⁷ become glad⁶⁰ (who are not happy) in the furtherance⁵⁸ of morality^59,61?

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tat⁶²	That⁶²
thwâ⁶³ peresâ⁶⁴	which I ask⁶⁴ thee⁶³
eresh⁶⁵-môi⁶⁶ vaochâ⁶⁷	Do thou tell⁶⁷ me⁶⁶ truly⁶⁵
Ahurâ⁶⁸,	O Ahura Mazda!⁶⁸

kathâ⁶⁹	How⁶⁹
ashâi⁷⁰ drujêm⁷¹ dyãm⁷² zastayô⁷³	shall I deliver⁷² untruth⁷¹ ( or deceit)⁷¹ into the hands⁷³ of righteousness⁷⁰?

nî⁷⁴ hîm⁷⁵ merãzhdyâi⁷⁶	For destroying^74,76 it⁷⁵
thwahyâ⁷⁷ mãthrâish⁷⁸	through the Holy Words⁷⁸ of Thy⁷⁷
sêñghahyâ⁷⁹	Sacred Verses⁷⁹
êmavaitîm⁸⁰ sinãm⁸¹ dâvôi⁸²	for causing⁸² heavy⁸⁰ destruction⁸¹ (amongst wicked persons),
dregvasû⁸³ â-îsh⁸⁴	see below
dvafshêñg⁸⁵Mazdâ⁸⁶	and O Ahura Mazda⁸⁶, for not allowing them to propagate intrigues⁸⁵
anâshê⁸⁷ ãstãschâ⁸⁸.	and frauds⁸⁸ amongst them⁸⁴ .

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tat⁸⁹	That⁸⁹
thwâ⁹⁰ peresâ⁹¹	which I ask⁹¹ thee⁹⁰
eresh⁹²-môi⁹³ vaochâ⁹⁴	Do thou tell⁹⁴ me⁹³ truly⁹²
Ahurâ⁹⁵,	O Ahura Mazda!⁹⁵

khshayehî¹ýezî⁹⁶ ahyâ⁹⁷ ashâ⁹⁸	Thou rulest¹together with righteousness⁹⁸ in this ( world)⁹⁷
pôi⁹⁹ mat¹⁰⁰	as the protector⁹⁹ ( of all).
	O Ahura Mazda⁹⁵

hyat² hêm³ spâdâ⁴ anaochanghâ⁵ jamaêtê⁶	When² two armies4 will meet together^3,6 with hatred⁵,
avâish⁷	then⁷ in accordance with the⁷
urvâtâish⁸ ýâ⁹-tû¹⁰	laws⁸ which⁹ thou¹⁰
Mazdâ¹¹ dîderezhô¹²;	hast laid down¹², O Ahura Mazda¹¹
kuthrâ¹³ ayåo¹⁴ kahmâi¹⁵	to which ( army)¹⁵ of these two¹⁴ ( and) in what way¹³
vananãm¹⁶ dadå¹⁷.	wilt thou grant¹⁷ victory¹⁶

	Explanation : Probably this verse alludes to a religious war

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tat¹⁸	That¹⁸
thwâ¹⁹ peresâ²⁰	which I ask²⁰ thee¹⁹
eresh²¹-môi²² vaochâ²³	Do thou tell²³ me²² truly²¹
Ahurâ²⁴,	O Ahura Mazda!²⁴

Ke²⁶ verethrem²⁷ - Jã²⁸	Who²⁶ (shall be) the smiter²⁸ of the foe²⁷
thwã²⁹ põi³⁰ senghã³¹ yõi³² henti³³	by the help of Thy²⁹ (Avestan) words³¹ which³² (by reciting at the time of calamity) are³³ protecting?³⁰
thwã²⁹ põi³⁰ senghã³¹ yõi³² henti³³	= i.e. this thought viz. there is no other protector except Thee.
chithrã³⁴ mõi³⁵ dãm³⁶ ahumbish³⁷ ratum³⁸ chizhdi,³⁹	Do Thou reveal³⁹ clearly³⁴ unto me³⁵ a wise ³⁶ leader (soul-haling)³⁸⁼ for both the worlds³⁷* (O Hormazd).
	* i.e. in order to get reward in this life and in the next.
at⁴⁰ hõi⁴¹ vohu⁴² seraoshõ⁴³ jantu⁴⁴ mananghã,⁴⁵	Let Sraosha⁴³ (Yazata) approach⁴⁴ with Good⁴² Mind⁴⁵ (or through Vohu Manah)
Mazdã⁴⁶ ahmãi⁴⁷ yahmãi⁴⁸ vashi⁴⁹ kahmãi-chit.⁵⁰	to any one⁴⁷ whom⁴⁸ Thou doest love⁴⁹.^#
	# i.e. one who points out the path of virtue, the expounder of religious tenets

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tat⁵⁰	That⁵⁰
thwâ⁵¹ peresâ⁵²	which I ask⁵² thee⁵¹
eresh⁵³-môi⁵⁴ vaochâ⁵⁵	Do thou tell⁵⁵ me⁵⁴ truly⁵³
Ahurâ⁵⁶,	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁶

kathâ⁵⁷	How⁵⁷
Mazdâ⁵⁸	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁸
zarem⁵⁹ charânî⁶⁰	shall I draw⁶⁰ ( towards me) attraction of love⁵⁹
hachâ⁶¹	from Thee⁶¹
khshmat⁶²,
âsketîm⁶³ khshmâkãm⁶⁴,	(and how⁵⁷ shall I attain⁶⁰) to Thy⁶⁴ consummation⁶³
hyatchâ⁶⁵ môi⁶⁶ khvyât⁶⁷ vâkhsh⁶⁸ aêshô⁶⁹,	so that⁶⁵ my⁶⁶ voice⁶⁸ may have the desired effect⁶⁹.

sarôi⁷⁰ bûzhdyâi⁷¹	I may obtain⁷¹ in ( my) chieftainship⁷⁰
Haurvâtâ⁷²	Haurvatat⁷² (i.e. happiness of this world)
Ameretâtâ⁷³,	and Ameretat⁷³ (i.e. immortality in the world beyond)
avâ⁷⁴	through this⁷⁴
mãthrâ⁷⁵	manthra⁷⁵
ýê⁷⁶	which⁷⁶
râthemô⁷⁷	is the best wealth⁷⁷
ashât⁷⁸ hachâ⁷⁹.	on account of⁷⁹ its righteousness⁷⁸.

	Explanation : Holy Zarathushtra says that O Ahura Mazda I may pass my life in accordance with the commitment written in Thy Language of the Manthra so that I may attain to the happiness of the world and the abode of Heaven - Paradise in the spiritual world after death.

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tat⁸⁰	That⁸⁰
thwâ⁸¹ peresâ⁸²	which I ask⁸¹ thee⁸²
eresh⁸³-môi⁸⁴ vaochâ⁸⁵	Do thou tell⁸³ me⁸⁴ truly⁸⁵
Ahurâ⁸⁶,	O Ahura Mazda!⁸⁶

kathâ⁸⁷	How⁸⁷
ashâ⁸⁸	see below
tat⁸⁹ mîzhdem⁹⁰hanânî⁹¹	shall I be worthy of that⁸⁹ prize⁹⁰
dasâ⁹²	ten⁹²
aspåo⁹³ arshnavaitîsh⁹⁴	pregnant⁹⁴ mares⁹³
ushtremchâ⁹⁵	and a camel⁹⁵
	through righteousness⁸⁸

hyat⁹⁶	about which⁹⁶
môi⁹⁷ Mazdâ⁹⁸ apivaitî⁹⁹	O Ahura Mazda⁹⁸ is known⁹⁹ to me⁹⁷
haurvâtâ¹⁰⁰	through Haurvatat¹⁰⁰ (Khordad)¹⁰⁰
ameretâtâ¹	and Ameretat¹ (Amerdad)¹
ýathâ² hî³ taêibyô⁴ dåonghâ⁵.	so that (i.e. if I get that prize) I may dedicate both the prizes to thee
ýathâ² hî³ taêibyô⁴ dåonghâ⁵.	(i.e. in thy name or in thy memory I may give as a present to the pious man.)

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tat⁶	That⁶
thwâ⁷ peresâ⁸	which I ask⁸ thee⁷
eresh⁹-môi¹⁰ vaochâ¹¹	Do thou tell⁹ me¹⁰ truly¹¹
Ahurâ¹²,	O Ahura Mazda!¹²

ýastat¹³	Any one who¹³
mîzhdem¹⁴ haneñtê¹⁵ nôit¹⁶ dâitî¹⁷	does not¹⁶ give¹⁷ that prize¹⁴ to the deserving (man)¹⁵
ýê¹⁸-ît¹⁹ ahmâi²⁰ erezhukhdhâi²¹ nâ²² dâitê²³,	and any one who¹⁸ does not²² grant²³ that¹⁹ (prize) (even) into the truthful) man²¹
kâ²⁴-têm²⁵ ahyâ²⁶ mainish²⁷	what²⁴ will be²⁶ his punishment²⁷
anghat²⁸ pouruyê²⁹;	first²⁹ (i.e. in this worldly life)²⁸

vîdvå³⁰	(Because) I am aware of³⁰
avãm³¹	that³¹ ( punishment)
ýâ³²	which³²
-îm³³ anghat³⁴	will take place³⁴ certainly³³
apêmâ³⁵.	at last³⁵ ( i.e. in the world beyond.)

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Chithenâ³⁵	see below
Mazdâ³⁶	O Ahura Mazda³⁶
hukhshathrâ³⁷	possessed of good dominion³⁷!

daêvâ³⁸ ångharê³⁹;	of what sort³⁵ are the daevas³⁸ considered³⁹;
at⁴⁰ ît⁴¹	I ask⁴¹ ( thee) about this⁴⁰
peresâ⁴², ýôi⁴³
pishyeiñtî⁴⁴	(viz.) ( because they) fight⁴⁴
aêibyô⁴⁵	against this⁴⁵(deserving and truthful man referred to in the above stanza)
kãm⁴⁶,
ýâish⁴⁷	and on account of whom⁴⁷ (i.e. on account of the power of the daevas)
gãm⁴⁸
karapâ⁴⁹	(wicked persons called by the names) the Karapans⁴⁹
usikhshchâ⁵⁰	and the Usikhsh⁵⁰
aêshemâi⁵¹ dâtâ⁵²	have delivered over⁵² even this earth⁴⁸ into evil⁵¹,
ýâchâ⁵³	and on account of whom⁵³
kavâ⁵⁴	Kavi⁵⁴
ãnmênî⁵⁵urûdôyatâ⁵⁶	has grown⁵⁸in the strength⁵⁵.

nôit⁵⁷ hîm⁵⁸ mîzên⁵⁹ ashâ⁶⁰ vâstrem⁶¹ frâdainghê⁶²!	In order to increase⁶² the field⁶¹ through righteousness⁶⁰ ( the Daevas) do not⁵⁷ keep this (earth)⁵⁸ fresh and ever green⁵⁹

ushtâ⁵ ahmâi⁶	May prosperity⁵ (or happiness) ( be) unto that (person)
ýahmâi⁷ ushtâ⁸kahmâichît⁹	through whom⁷ happiness⁸ ( may reach) others⁹.
vasê-khshayãs¹⁰ Mazdåo¹¹ dâyât¹² Ahurô¹³	May Ahura¹¹ Mazda^,13ruling- at- will¹⁰, grant¹²
utayûitî¹⁴ tevîshîm¹⁵	health¹⁴ and vigour¹⁵ ( to the above mentioned benevolent man).
gat¹⁶ tôi¹⁷ vasemî¹⁸ ashem¹⁹ deredyâi²⁰	In order to hold fast²⁰ to Truth¹⁹ (O Ahura Mazda!) I verily¹⁶ ask of¹⁸ Thee¹⁷
tat²¹ môi²² dåo²³ ârmaitê²⁴	that²¹ ( health and vigour). Owing to Armaiti²⁴ ( O Ahura Mazda!) do thou grant²³ me²²
râyô²⁵	wealth²⁵
ashîsh²⁶	good blessings²⁶
vanghêush²⁷gaêm²⁸ mananghô²⁹	and the life²⁸ of good²⁷ mind²⁹.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

tat-thwâ-peresãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the ha² chapter called Ta-thwa-Peresa³.


yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 10 - Yasna 45

	Holy prophet tells his listeners in a sermon thus
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at¹ fravakhshyâ² nû³ gûshôdûm⁴ nû⁵ sraotâ⁶ ýaêchâ⁷	Now³ give ye ear⁴ and now⁵ listen attentively⁶ that which I speak² openly;
asnât⁸ ýaêchâ⁹ dûrât¹⁰	you who⁷ are ( coming) from far¹⁰ and near⁸
ishathâ¹¹,	desire¹¹ ( to learn religious matters from me).
nû¹² îm¹³ vîspâ¹⁴ chithrê¹⁵ zî¹⁶ mazdånghô-dûm¹⁷,	Indeed¹⁶ bear in mind¹⁷ properly¹⁵ this time¹² all¹⁴ these¹³ ( subject matters of mine)
nôit¹⁸ daibitîm¹⁹ dush-sastish²⁰ ahûm²¹ merãshyât²²;	(so that) a false religious teacher²⁰ may not¹⁸ destroy²² ( your) life²¹ ( a second time) in future
akâ²³ varanâ²⁴ dregvåo²⁵ hizvå²⁶ âveretô²⁷.	The wicked man²⁵ through ( his)²³ evil doctrine²⁴ ( and) speech²⁶ goes astray²⁷.

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	O members of the assembly!
at²⁸ fravakhshyâ²⁹	I will declare²⁹ ( unto you)
anghêush³⁰ mainyû³¹	about the Twin Spirits³¹ of the world³⁰
pouruyê³²,	first of all³²,
ýayåo³³ spanyåo³⁴ ûitî³⁵ mravat³⁶ ýêm³⁷ añgrem³⁸,	of whom³³ the most bountiful³⁴ (spirit) spoke to the harmful³⁶ (or destructive) (spirit)³⁸ thus³⁵.
nôit³⁹ nâ⁴⁰ manåo⁴¹,	Neither³⁹ our⁴⁰ thoughts⁴¹
nôit⁴² sêñghâ⁴³,	nor⁴² our⁴⁰ teachings⁴³
nôit⁴⁴ khratavô⁴⁵	or senses⁴⁵ (or understandings)⁴⁵
naêdâ⁴⁶ varanâ⁴⁷	nor our manners⁴⁷ (or doctrines)⁴⁷
nôit⁴⁸ ukhdhâ⁴⁹	nor words⁴⁹
naêdâ⁵⁰ shyaothanâ⁵¹,	nor deeds⁵¹
nôit⁵² daênå⁵³,	nor our consciences⁵³
nôit⁵⁴ urvãnô⁵⁵	nor souls⁵⁵
hacaiñtê⁵⁶	conform or accord with each other.⁵⁶

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at⁵⁷ fravakhshyâ⁵⁸ anghêush⁵⁹ ahyâ⁶⁰ pourvîm⁶¹,	I will expound⁵⁸ (to you) the foremost⁶¹ ( knowledge) of this⁶⁰ life⁵⁹ ( or of this⁶⁰ world⁵⁹⁾
ýã⁶² môi⁶³ vîdvåo⁶⁴ Mazdåo⁶⁵ vaochat⁶⁶ Ahurô⁶⁷,	which⁶² the Omniscient⁶⁴ Ahura⁶⁷ Mazda⁶⁵ has said⁶⁶ to me⁶³ ( through me).
ýôi⁶⁸ îm⁶⁹ vê⁷⁰ nôit⁷¹	(That is this) If ( those) amongst⁷⁰ you who⁶⁸ will not⁷¹
ithâ⁷² mãthrem⁷³ varesheñtî⁷⁴,	put into practice⁷⁴ this Holy Word⁷³
ýathâ⁷⁵ îm⁷⁶ mênâichâ⁷⁷ vaocha-châ⁷⁸	as⁷⁵ I think⁷⁷ and ( as now) expound⁷⁸ it⁷⁶
aêibyô⁷⁹ anghêush⁸⁰ avôi⁸¹ anghat⁸² apêmem⁸³	(then) their⁷⁹ life⁸⁰ will end⁸³ in destruction⁸¹ ( or calamity)⁸¹

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at⁸⁴ fravakhshyâ⁸⁵	I will expound⁸⁵(to you) the best⁸⁸
anghêush⁸⁶ ahyâ⁸⁷ vahishtem⁸⁸ ashât⁸⁹ hachâ⁹⁰	see below
Mazdâo⁹¹	(viz. about Him Ahura Mazda⁹¹)
vaêdâ⁹² ýê⁹³ îm⁹⁴ dât⁹⁵	who is all-knowing⁹²( and) who⁹³ has given⁹⁵ ( me) this ( religion and holy spell)
patarêm⁹⁶Vanghêush⁹⁷ varezayañtô⁹⁸ Mananghô⁹⁹	(who is) the diligent⁹⁸ ( or active)⁹⁸ Father⁹⁶ of good⁹⁷ thought⁹⁹
	in this world⁸⁶ on account of⁹⁰ righteousness⁸⁹
at¹⁰⁰ hôi¹ dugedâ² hushyaothanâ³ ârmaitish⁴	and whose¹ daughter² Armaiti⁴ is well working³.
nôit⁵ divzhaidyâi⁶ vîspâ-hishas⁷ Ahurô⁸	Ahura Mazda⁸ who is the All-Seeing⁷ is never⁵ deceived by anyone⁶.

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At⁹ fravakhshyâ¹⁰	I will expound¹⁰
hyat¹¹ môi¹² mraot¹³ Speñtôtemô¹⁴, vachê¹⁵	the sacred verse¹⁵ (of the religion) (to you) which¹¹ the most bountiful¹⁴(i.e. Ahura Mazda) said¹³ to me¹²
srûidyâi¹⁶ hyat¹⁷ maretaêibyô¹⁸vahishtem^19;	(and) which¹⁷ ( is) most beneficial¹⁹ for men¹⁸to hear¹⁶

ýôi²⁰ môi²¹ ahmâi²² Seraoshem²³ dãn²⁴ chayaschâ²⁵;	those who²⁰ will give²⁴ obedience²³ and attention²⁵ to me²¹
upâ-jimen²⁶ Haurvâtâ²⁷ Ameretâtâ²⁸;	will acquire²⁶ health²⁷ and immortality²⁸
Vanghêush²⁹ manyêush³⁰ shyaothanâish³¹	(Moreover) through the deeds³¹ of good²⁹ thought³⁰(i.e. through virtuous deeds)
Mazdåo³² Ahurô^33.	(to such persons) the creator Ahura³³ Mazda³² ( will appear or will be near).

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at³³ fravakhshyâ³⁴	I will explain³⁴
vîspanãm³⁵ mazishtem³⁶	about the greatest³⁶ of all³⁵(God) to you ;

stavas³⁷ ashâ³⁸	(Also) I sing hymns in His praise through righteousness³⁸.
ýê³⁹ hudå⁴⁰ ýôi⁴¹heñtî⁴²	who³⁹ (Himself) is very wise⁴⁰ ( and) who⁴¹ (i.e. his Ameshaspands) are⁴² ( also full of wisdom).

speñtâ⁴³ mainyû⁴⁴	Through (His) Bountiful⁴³ Spirit⁴⁴
sraotû⁴⁵ Mazdåo⁴⁶ Ahurô⁴⁶	Ahura⁴⁷ Mazda⁴⁶ will hear⁴⁵ (my prayer).

ýehyâ⁴⁷ vahmê⁴⁸	Whose⁴⁷ worship⁴⁸
vohû⁴⁹ frashî⁵⁰ mananghâ⁵¹	is performed⁵⁰ through good⁴⁹ thought⁵¹

ahyâ⁵³ khratû⁵³ frô-mâ⁵⁴ sâstû⁵⁵ vahishtâ⁵⁶	Through his own⁵² best⁵⁶ wisdom⁵⁵ He will teach⁵⁵ me⁵⁴

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ýehyâ⁵⁷ savâ⁵⁸ ishåñtî⁵⁹	see below
râdanghô⁶⁰	The charitable ones⁶⁰
ýôi⁶¹-zî⁶² jvâ⁶³	who⁶¹ ( are) living⁶³,
åongharechâ⁶⁴	who⁶¹ have been⁶⁴
bvañtichâ⁶⁵	and who⁶¹ will be hereafter⁶⁵
	verily⁶² desire⁵⁹ benefits⁵⁸ from Him⁵⁷ (i.e. form Ahura Mazda) (i.e. aspire to get benefits).

ameretâitî⁶⁶ ashâunô⁶⁷ urvâ⁶⁸ aêshô⁶⁹;	The soul⁶⁸ of the righteous ( man)⁶⁷ ( is) aspiring⁶⁹ for immortality⁶⁶ (i.e. for the happiness of heaven);

utayûtâ⁷⁰ ýâ⁷¹ nerãsh⁷² sâdrâ⁷³ dregvatô⁷⁴;	To sinful⁷² persons⁷⁴ tribulations⁷³ are severe⁷⁰

tâchâ⁷⁵ khshathrâ⁷⁶ Mazdåo⁷⁷ dãmish⁷⁸ Ahurô⁷⁹.	and the Creator⁷⁸ Ahura⁷⁹ Mazda⁷⁷ ( has established) these laws⁷⁵ ( through his) Power⁷⁶.

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têm⁸⁰ nê⁸¹ staotâish⁸² nemanghô⁸³â vîvareshô⁸⁴;	We wish⁸⁴ to praise Him⁸⁰ ( Ahura Mazda) with hymns⁸² of adoration⁸³,
	we wish⁸⁴ to praise Him⁸⁰because we are indeed⁸⁶ aware⁹³ of ( the matters of religion)⁹⁴.

nû⁸⁵-zît⁸⁶ chashmainî⁸⁷ vyâdaresem⁸⁸,	I now⁸⁵ clearly see⁸⁸ within ( my) eye⁸⁷ ( that)
vanghêush⁸⁹ manyêush⁹⁰ shyaothanahyâ⁹¹ ukhdhakhvyâchâ⁹²	Omniscient⁹⁶ Lord⁹⁷ (i.e. Ahura Mazda) of good thought⁹⁰, word⁹² and deed⁹¹.
vîdush⁹³ ashâ⁹⁴ ýêm⁹⁵	see above
Mazdãm⁹⁶ Ahurem;⁹⁷

at⁹⁸ hôi⁹⁹ vahmêñg¹⁰⁰ demânê¹ garô² nidâmâ³.	We will³ offer His⁹⁹ praise¹⁰⁰ (or songs) (not only in this world but) in the Garothman² Heaven¹ (too).

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têm⁴ nê⁵ vohû⁶ mat⁷ Mananghâ⁸chikhshnushô⁹,	Together with⁷ good⁶ thought⁸ we wish⁵ to propitiate Him⁴ (i.e. Ahura Mazda)
ýê¹⁰-nê¹¹ usên¹² choret¹³ spênchâ¹⁴ aspênchâ¹⁵	who¹⁰ wishing good for us^11,12 has created¹³ weal¹⁴ and woe¹⁵.

Mazdå¹⁶ khshathrâ¹⁷verezi¹⁸ nåo¹⁹ dyât²⁰ Ahurô²¹	see below
pasûsh²² vîrêñg²³ ahmâkêñg²⁴ fradathâi²⁵	In order to make our²⁴ men²³ and cattle²² prosperous²⁵
	Ahura²¹ Mazda¹⁶ through (His) sovereign power¹⁷will bestow²⁰ upon us¹⁹ ( the required) strength¹⁸
â²⁶ vanghêush²⁷ ashâ²⁸ haozãthwât²⁹ â³⁰ Mananghô³¹	on account of good wisdom²⁹ in (our) good²⁷ mind³¹ and on account of righteousness³⁸.

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têm³² nê³³ ýasnâish³⁴ ârmatôish³⁵	Through humble³⁵ worship³⁴ (or Through the worship³⁴ of humility³⁵⁾we wish³³ to offer prayers to Him³²

mimakhzhô³⁶ ýê³⁷ ãnmênî³⁸ Mazdå³⁹srâvî⁴⁰ Ahurô⁴¹;	who³⁷ in his inscrutable strength³⁸is known⁴⁰ as omniscient³⁹ and the bestower of life

hyat⁴² hôi⁴³ashâ⁴⁴ vohuchâ⁴⁵ chôisht⁴⁶Mananghâ⁴⁷	and who³⁷ through righteousness⁴⁴ and good⁴⁵ thought⁴⁷has decreed⁴⁶
khshathrôi⁴⁸ hôi⁴⁹ Haurvâtâ⁵⁰ Ameretâtâ⁵¹	weal⁵⁰ and immortality⁵¹ for him⁴³ (i.e. for the virtuous person) in His Dominion⁴⁸

ahmâi⁵² stôi⁵³ dãn⁵⁴ tevîshî⁵⁵ utayûitî⁵⁶.	Moreover Ahura Mazda bestows⁵⁴ upon him⁵² (i.e. upon the virtuous person) ever⁵³ strength⁵⁵ and might⁵⁶.


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ýastâ⁵⁷ daêvêñg⁵⁸ aparô⁵⁹ mashyãschâ⁶⁰ tarê-mãstâ⁶¹ýôi⁶² îm⁶³ tarê-manyañtâ⁶⁴	Whoso⁵⁷ hates⁶¹ those daevas⁵⁸ and mean⁵⁹ persons⁶⁰who despise⁶⁴ ( Ahura Mazda); (or regard Ahura Mazda as mean)
anyêñg⁶⁵	see below
ahmât⁶⁶ ýê⁶⁷ hôi⁶⁸ arêm⁶⁹ manyâtâ⁶⁹saoshyañtô⁷⁰dêñg⁷¹ patôish⁷² speñtâ⁷³ daênâ⁷⁴	(and) who- so⁵⁷ sees Him⁶⁸ (i.e. Ahura Mazda) ( and) the wise⁷¹ Saoshyants⁷⁰ through the holy⁷³ ( or bountiful) religion⁷⁴ of the Lord⁷².with reverence⁶⁹
urvathô⁷⁵ barâtâ⁷⁶ patâ⁷⁷ vâ⁷⁸ Mazdâ⁷⁹ Ahurâ⁷⁹!	Thou art, O Ahura⁷⁹ Mazda⁷⁹, the friend⁷⁵ helper⁷⁶ or⁷⁸ father⁷⁷ of ( that) man⁶⁸.
	From such a person (the daevas and mean persons) (are) quite different⁶⁵ (i.e. of quite against the doctrines)

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ushtâ ahmâi ýahmâi ushtâ kahmâicît vasê-xshayãs mazdå dâyât ahurô utayûitî tevîshîm gat tôi vasemî ashem deredyâi tat môi då ârmaitê râyô ashîsh vanghêush gaêm mananghô (2).

ashem vohû ... (3).
at-fravakhshyãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the chapter² called At-Fravakhshya¹.
yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 11 - Yasna 46


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	Prophet Zarathushtra speaks

	Having been deserted^7,10 by my relatives⁸ and followers⁹ .
kâm¹ nemôi² zãm³,	To what¹ land³ shall I² turn?
kuthrâ⁴ nemôi⁵ ayenî⁶,	Whither⁴ shall I go⁶?
pairî⁷ k hvaêtêush⁸ airyamanaschâ⁹ dadaitî¹⁰;	see above

nôit¹¹	Neither¹¹
mâ¹² khshnâush¹³	^{see below}
ýâ¹⁴ verezênâ¹⁵	the workers¹⁵
hêchâ¹⁶,	^{see below}
naêdâ¹⁷	nor¹⁷
dakhvyêush¹⁸ ýôi¹⁹ sâstârô²⁰ dregvañtô²¹	the sinful²¹ ( or cruel)²¹ tyrants²⁰ of the country¹⁸
	nor any one else¹⁶
	please¹³ me¹²;
kathâ²² thwâ²³ Mazdâ²⁴ khshnaoshâi²⁵	(having been in such a state) how²² shall I propitiate²⁵ The e²³,
Ahurâ²⁶.	O Ahura²⁶ Mazda²⁴

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vaêdâ²⁷	I knew²⁷
tat²⁸	this²⁸ ( fact)
ýâ²⁹	so that²⁹,
ahmî³⁰Mazdâ³¹	O Ahura Mazda, I am³⁰
anaêshô³²;	disappointed

mâ³³	I³³ have
kamnafshvâ³⁴	small possessions³⁴,
hyatchâ³⁵	along with if also³⁵
kamnânâ³⁶ ahmî³⁷,	I am³⁷ with a small following³⁶.
gerezôi³⁸	therefore O lord I with humility appeal³⁸
tôi³⁹	to Thee³⁹ thus:

â-ît⁴⁰ avaênâ⁴¹	do thou have a look⁴¹
Ahurâ⁴²,	O Ahura Mazda!⁴²
rafedhrêm⁴³ chagvåo⁴⁴ hyat⁴⁵	at this ( condition of mine)⁴⁵and I beg⁴⁴ ( of thee) consolation⁴³
fryô⁴⁶ fryâi⁴⁷ daidît⁴⁸;	just as a friend⁴⁶ can give⁴⁸ to another friend⁴⁷

âkhsô⁴⁹	Do thou teach⁴⁹ ( me)
vanghêush⁵⁰ ashâ⁵¹ îshtîm⁵² Mananghô⁵³.	through righteousness⁵¹ about the wealth⁵² of the good mind⁵¹.

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kadâ⁵⁴	When⁵⁴
Mazdâ⁵⁵	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁵
	best wisdom⁵¹ of the Saoshyants⁶⁵
ýôi⁵⁶	which⁵⁶ ( is)
ukhshânô⁵⁷	light- bringing⁵⁷
asnãm⁵⁸,	of the days⁵⁸ (resurrection⁶⁵)
verezdâish⁶³ sêñghâish⁶⁴	(with⁵⁶) effective⁶³ spiritual utterance⁶⁴
anghêush⁵⁹ darethrâi⁶⁰ frô ashahyâ⁶¹ frâreñtê⁶²,	will come forth⁶² for the prosperity⁶⁰ of the world of righteousness⁶¹.
saoshyañtãm⁶⁵ khratavô⁶⁶;	see above

	On account of (possessing) the good⁶⁹ mind⁷¹
kaêibyô⁶⁷	unto whom⁶⁷
ûthâi⁶⁸ vohû⁶⁹ jimat⁷⁰	will he come up⁷⁰ for help⁶⁸. (i.e. unto whom will he give help)
Mananghâ⁷¹	see above
maibyô⁷² thwâ⁷³	I choose⁵⁵ Thee⁷³,
sãstrâi⁷⁴ verenê⁷⁵	as my⁷² teacher⁷⁴.
Ahurâ⁷⁶.	O Ahura Mazda⁷⁶!

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at⁷⁷ têñg⁷⁸ dregvå⁷⁹ýêñg⁸⁰	A sinful⁷⁹ person⁹¹,
ashahyâ⁸¹ vazhdrêñg⁸²pât⁸³,	prevents⁸³ the supporters⁸² of righteousness⁸¹
gåo⁸⁴	and the cattle⁸⁴
frôretôish⁸⁵	^{see below}
shôithrahyâ⁸⁶	of the province⁸⁶
vâ⁸⁷	as well as⁸⁷
dakhvyêush⁸⁸ vâ⁸⁹,	of the land⁸⁸
	from movements⁸⁵.

duzhazôbå⁹⁰ hãs⁹¹	This man of evil strength⁹⁰
k hvâish⁹² shyaothanâish⁹³ ahêmustô⁹⁴,	destroys t he life⁹⁴ through his⁹² wicked deeds⁹³


ýastêm⁹⁵khshathrât⁹⁶	see below
Mazdâ⁹⁷	O Ahura Mazda!⁹², whoso⁹⁵
môithat⁹⁸	overthrows⁹⁸
	such a ( wicked person⁹⁵) from ( his) power⁹⁶
jyâtêush⁹⁹ vâ¹⁰⁰,	or¹⁰⁰ from life⁹⁹
hvô¹	that man¹
têñg² frô³-gåo⁴	see below
	will⁷ open widely
pathmêñg⁵	the paths⁵
	to them² (i.e.) to the cattle⁴
huchistôish⁶ charât⁷.	and of good wisdom⁶

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	not explained by Ervad Kavasji Edalji Kanga
	"explained at end of book"

ýê⁸ vâ⁹ khshayãs¹⁰	Whoso⁸ (may be) possessed of desirable power¹⁰
adãs¹¹	or possessed of immense spiritual wisdom¹¹
drîtâ¹² ayañtem¹³	see below
urvâtôish¹⁴ vâ¹⁵ huzêñtush¹⁶	together with good knowledge¹⁶of inner laws of nature¹⁴ or¹⁵
mithrôibyô¹⁷ vâ¹⁸ rashnâ¹⁹ jvãs²⁰ ýê²¹	the liver of life²⁰with righteous thoughts¹⁷through Rashna¹⁹ the just¹⁹ or¹⁸
ashavâ²²	the holy²²,
dregvañtem²³ vîchirô²⁴	the discriminator²⁴ of what is right and wrong²¹
,
hãs²⁵ tat²⁶ frô²⁷	he²⁵ should promulgate^27,29that spiritual knowledge²⁶
khvaêtavê²⁸ mruyât²⁹	for the sake of the law of "Khaetva²⁸"
khvaêtavê²⁸ mruyât²⁹	(i.e. the law of attracting within itself the particles of the soul itself)
uzûithyôi³⁰	for granting continuous higher state³⁰
îm³¹	to that³¹ wicked²³
	person falling¹³ into destruction¹²
Mazdâ³²	O Ahura³⁴ Mazda³²,
	{he²⁵ (i.e. man of wisdom,) should promulgate^27,29that spiritual knowledge²⁶to the wicked²³}
khrûnyât³³ Ahurâ³⁴.	(to save him) from the destruction of the soul³³

	Darmesteter explains the significance of the stanza as under:
	"Powerful persons should never help wicked men ie should not allow grace or mercy of any kind to them. the righteous and virtuous should be regarded as their own relatives. Any one who helps the wicked man should be considered as wicked and any one who helps a righteous virtuous man should be regarded as righteous".

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at³⁵ ýastêm³⁶ nôit³⁷ nâ³⁸	The man³⁸ who³⁶ inspite of being
isemnô³⁹	powerful³⁹ ( referred to in stanza three)
âyât⁴⁰,	does not³⁷ go⁴⁰ near him³⁶ ( in order to punish a wicked person)
drûjô⁴¹ hvô⁴² dâmãn⁴³ haithyâ⁴⁴ gât⁴⁵;	is himself⁴² truly⁴⁴ considered⁴⁵ as the creation⁴³ of the Druj⁴¹
hvô⁴⁶ zî⁴⁷	because⁴⁷ he himself⁴⁶
dregvåo⁴⁸	(is) wicked⁴⁸
ýê⁴⁹	who⁴⁹
dregvâitê⁵⁰ vahishtô⁵¹,	(is) best⁵¹for the wicked (man)⁵⁰.

hvô⁵²	(Quite contrary to this) he himself⁵²
ashavâ⁵³	is righteous⁵³
ýahmâi⁵⁴	to whom⁵⁴
ashavâ⁵⁵	the righteous⁵⁵ ( man)
fryô⁵⁶;	is beloved⁵⁶.
hyat⁵⁷	In this way⁵⁷,
daênåo⁵⁸	the laws of the Religion⁵⁸,
paouruyåo⁵⁹	first of all⁵⁹,
dåo⁶⁰	Thou hast fixed⁶⁰
Ahurâ⁶¹.	O Ahura Mazda!

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Kem¹-nã² Mazdã,³	What^¹ man^², O Mazdã^³,
Kem¹-nã² Mazdã,³	= For Hormazd the expression Ahura Mazda is generally found in the Avesta, but in some places, especially in the Gãthãs the words Ahura or Mazda only for Hormazd is noticed
mavaite⁴ pãyum⁵ dadãt,⁶	(who other than¹² Thee¹³ ) shall grant⁶ protection⁵ unto me and unto my followers⁴?
hyat⁷ mã⁸ dregvão⁹didareshatã¹⁰ aenanghe¹¹	when⁷ , at me⁸ , any wicked man⁹ glares¹⁰ for taking revenge¹¹ (or for injuring me¹¹)?
anyem¹²	Who can it be other than¹²
thwahmãt¹³ãthraschã¹⁴ mananghaschã,¹⁵	thy¹³ Fire¹⁴ and thy Good-Mind¹⁵ ?
thwahmãt¹³ãthraschã¹⁴ mananghaschã,¹⁵	(i.e. household happiness and the peace of mind)
yayão¹⁶ shyaothnãish¹⁷	Through the action ^#17 of these two¹⁶
ashem¹⁸ thraoshtã¹⁹ Ahurã,²⁰	, O⁹ Hormazd²⁰! righteousness¹⁸ increases¹⁹.
ashem¹⁸ thraoshtã¹⁹ Ahurã,²⁰	action ^{#17 ---}i.e. by the acts which lead to family happiness and to peace of mind
tãm²¹ mõi²² dãstvãm²³ daenayãi²⁴ frãvaochã²⁵.	Do Thou declare²⁵ that²¹knowledge^@ ²³ of the religion²⁴ to me²² (O Hormazd!). (that I may spread their faith)
	@ i.e. on whom Thou art friendly or kind.

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ýê⁸⁷	Whoso⁸⁷
vâ⁸⁸ môi⁸⁹ ýå⁹⁰ gaêthå⁹¹ dazdê⁹² aênanghê⁹³,	intends to harm^92,93 my⁸⁹ settlements⁹¹,
nôit⁹⁴ ahyâ⁹⁵ mâ⁹⁶âthrish⁹⁷	his flame of wrath⁹⁷ shall not⁹⁴ harm⁹⁹ me⁹⁶
shyaothanâish⁹⁸	through ( his wicked) deeds⁹⁸;
frôsyât⁹⁹; paityaoget¹⁰⁰	(but) retribution¹⁰⁰ ( of that person)
tâ¹ ahmâi² jasôit³	shall reach³ him²
dvaêshanghâ⁴,	with hatred⁴ ( and retribution)

	will hinder¹⁰
tanvêm⁵â⁶	his body⁵
ýâ⁷ îm⁸ hujyâtôish⁹	from happiness⁹,
pâyât¹⁰	^{see above}
nôit¹¹	not¹¹
duzhjyâtôish¹²	with anguish¹²
kâchît¹³	even any¹³ ( or such retribution)
Mazdâ¹⁴	O Ahura Mazda¹⁴
dvaêshanghâ¹⁵.	( will come) with repentance¹⁵.

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	Ervad Kavasji Edalji Kanga says " I do not understand the meaning of this verse"
	translation from the end of the book
kê¹⁶ hvô¹⁷ ýê¹⁸-mâ¹⁹ aredrô²⁰ chôithat²¹pouruyô²²	Who^¹⁶ is he^¹⁷ who^¹⁸ regarded^²¹ me^¹⁹ advanced^²² and devoted^²¹?
ýathâ²³ thwâ²⁴ zevîshtîm²⁵ uzemôhî²⁶	Just as^²³ we regarded with loftiness^²⁶ Thee^²⁴
shyaothanôi²⁷	in the matter of Spiritual Progress^²⁷
speñtem²⁸ Ahurem²⁹ ashavanem³⁰	as beloved^²⁵, bountiful^²⁸, Holy^³⁰ Ahura^²⁹

ýâ³¹-tôi³² ashâ³³	In the same way^³¹ through Thy^³² Asha^³³ and^⁴² Vohu Manangha^⁴⁴
ýâ³⁴ ashâi³⁵ gêush³⁶ tashâ³⁷ mraot³⁸	see bottom
isheñtî³⁹ mâ⁴⁰ tâ⁴¹	I may be able^⁴⁰ to accomplish higher inspiration^³⁹of those (laws)^⁴¹
	which Geush^³⁶ - Tashan^³⁷ (the modeler of Gava) communicated^³⁸ to Asha^³⁵
tôi⁴² Vohû⁴³ Mananghâ⁴⁴	see above

	The translation is from Dr Hang.
.	"Who is that man , who whilst supporting me made me first acquainted me with thee as the most venerable being as the most beneficent righteous lord The true sayings revealed by the maker of the earth come to me by means of thy good mind."

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ýê⁴⁵	Whoso⁴⁵
vâ⁴⁶ môi⁴⁷ nâ⁴⁸ genâ⁴⁹ vâ⁵⁰ Mazdâ⁵¹ Ahurâ⁵² dâyât⁵³	O Ahura Mazda!^51,52 man⁴⁸ or⁵⁰ woman⁴⁹, may give⁵³ me⁴⁷
anghêush⁵⁴ ýâ⁵⁵- tû⁵⁶ vôistâ⁵⁷vahishtâ⁵⁸,	the best⁵⁸(gift) of ( this) life⁵⁴ which⁵⁵ Thou, indeed⁵⁶, hast known⁵⁷ ( and)

ashîm⁵⁹	(who so⁴⁵ may rule over⁵³) righteousness⁵⁹
ashâi⁶⁰	for the sake of righteousness⁶⁰
Vohû⁶¹ khshathrem⁶² Mananghâ⁶³,	(and may exercise⁵³) (his) sovereignty⁶² through good⁶¹ mind⁶³,

ýãschâ⁶⁴ hakhshâi⁶⁵	I will point out the path⁶⁵ to them⁶⁴
khshmâvatãm⁶⁶ vahmâi⁶⁷ â⁶⁸,	towards⁶⁸ Thy⁶⁶ worship⁶⁷ ( or praise)

frô⁶⁹ -tâish⁷⁰	(and) I will make them⁶⁹ all⁷⁰
vîspâish⁷¹ chinvatô⁷²	cross⁷² the Chinvat⁷¹
frafrâ⁷³ peretûm⁷⁴.	Bridge⁷³.

	^{Prophet Zarathushtra says " I will bring to heaven by causing to cross the Chinvat Bridge doers of virtuous deeds, followers of the law of righteousness and those persons who do not rule over their dominion arbitrarily. About this for further details see Yasht Ba Mani, second Fragard of Hadokht Nask}

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Khshathrâish⁷⁴	see below
ýûjên⁷⁵Karapanô⁷⁶ Kâvayaschâ⁷⁷	The Karapans⁷⁶and the Kavis⁷⁷intend⁷⁵ ,
akâish⁷⁸	by means of wicked⁷⁸
shyaothanâish⁷⁹	deeds⁷⁹
	and power⁷⁴,
ahûm⁸⁰ mereñgeidyâi⁸¹	to destroy⁸¹life⁸⁰
mashîm⁸²,	of humanity⁸²

ýêñg⁸³	Whom⁸³ ( for doing thus)
k hvê⁸⁴	their own⁸⁴
urvâ⁸⁵	souls⁸⁵
khvaêchâ⁸⁶	and their own⁸⁶
khraodat⁸⁷ daênâ⁸⁸,	conscience⁸⁸ hardened⁸⁷ ( or incited)⁸⁷.

hyat⁸⁹	They⁸⁹ (i.e. Karapans⁷⁶ and Kavis⁷⁷)
aibî-gemen⁹⁰	go⁹⁰
ýathrâ⁹¹	there⁹¹
Chinvatô⁹²	where the Chinvat⁹²
peretush⁹³,	Bridge⁹³ ( is),
ýavôi⁹⁴ vîspâi⁹⁵	but⁹⁵
drûjô⁹⁶ demânâi⁹⁶ astayô⁹⁷.	their dwelling⁹⁸ ( is) for ever⁹⁴ in the abode⁹⁷ of the druj⁹⁶ (i.e. in hell)

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hyat⁹⁹	But⁹⁹
us¹⁰⁰	with majesty¹⁰⁰
ashâ¹	owing to Asha¹.
naptyaêshû²	the descendant²
nafshuchâ³	and dynasty³
Tûrahyâ⁴	of the Tauranian⁴ Fruyana⁶
uzjên⁵ Fryânahyâ⁶	some are at present born⁵ ,
aojyaêshû⁷,	(who are) powerful⁷ , and
ârmatôish⁸ gaêthåo⁹ frâdô¹⁰ thwakhshanghâ¹¹;	(who) by their dexterity¹¹ prosper¹⁰ the settlements⁹ of Armaiti⁸ ( piety)

	(The Creator) Ahura Mazda^20,22
at¹² îsh¹³ Vohû¹⁴ hêm¹⁵ aibî-môist¹⁶ Mananghâ¹⁷;	gets merged^15,16 through Good¹⁴ Mind¹⁷
aêibyô¹⁸	with them¹⁸
rafedhrâi¹⁹ Mazdåo²⁰	(and) for ( their) happiness¹⁹ ( the Creator) Ahura Mazda^20,22
sastê²¹ Ahurô²².	points out the right path²¹ to them¹⁸,

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ýê²³	Who so²³
	amongst men⁵ shall please²⁸
spitâmem²⁴ zarathushtrem²⁵	Spitama²⁴ Zarathushtra²⁵
râdanghâ²⁶	with the gift of affection²⁶ ( or with happiness)²⁶,
maretaêshû²⁷ khshnâush²⁸	^{see above}
hvô²⁹nâ³⁰	that man himself²⁹
ferasrûidyâi³¹ eredhwô³²	(is) worthy³² of proclaiming³¹ ( the commandments of the religion).

at³³ hôi³⁴	To that ( man)³⁴
Mazdåo³⁵	Ahura Mazda^35,38
ahûm³⁶ dadât³⁷ Ahurô³⁸	will grant³⁷ heaven³⁶
ahmâi³⁹ gaêthåo⁴⁰	see below
Vohû⁴¹ frâdat⁴² Mananghâ⁴³	(and) on account of good⁴¹ thought⁴³ shall render prosperous⁴²
	his³⁹ (family and) cattle⁴⁰

têm⁴⁴ vê⁴⁵	That (man)⁴⁴
ashâ⁴⁶	O Asha⁴⁶ (Righteousness)!
mêhmaidî⁴⁷	we regard⁴⁷ (as) thy⁴⁵
hush-hakhâim⁴⁸.	true friend⁴⁸.

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zarathushtrâ⁴⁹	O Zarathushtra
kastê⁵⁰	who ( is) Thy⁵⁰
ashavâ⁵¹	true⁵¹
urvathô⁵²	friend⁵²?
Mazôi⁵³	for this great⁵³
magâi;⁵⁴	mission⁵⁴

kê⁵⁵ vâ⁵⁶	or⁵⁶ who⁵⁵
ferasrûidyâi⁵⁷ vashtî⁵⁸.	wishes⁵⁸ to proclaim ( or to make known amongst the populace) ( the commandments of the religion).

	Prophet Zarathushtra replies :
at⁵⁹ hvô⁶⁰ Kavâ⁶¹ Vîshtâspô⁶² ýâhî⁶³.	"Indeed⁵⁹ brave⁶³ Kay⁶¹-Vishtasp⁶² himself⁶⁰."
	I invoke⁷⁰
Yêñgstû⁶⁴Mazdâ⁶⁵	them⁶⁵whom⁶⁴ Thou⁶⁴ O Ahura Mazda^65,68
hademôi⁶⁶ minash⁶⁷ Ahurâ⁶⁸, têñg⁶⁹	hast regarded⁶⁷ worthy ( of sitting) in the ( heavenly) assembly⁶⁷.
zbayâ⁷⁰	see above
vanghêush⁷¹ ukhdhâish⁷² Mananghô⁷³.	through the sacred verses⁷² of ( my) good⁷¹ thought⁷³

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haêchat-aspâ⁷⁴	O scions of Haechat-Aspa⁷⁴
vakhshyâ⁷⁵ vê⁷⁶ Spitamånghô⁷⁷	of the family of Spitama⁷⁷ ( now) unto you⁷⁶ I will declare⁷⁵
	(the commandments of the religion)
hyat⁷⁸	because⁷⁸
dâthêñg⁷⁹ vîchayathâ⁸⁰ adâthãschâ⁸¹	you discriminate⁸⁰ (or recognize) right⁷⁹ and wrong⁸¹

tâish⁸² ýûsh⁸³ shyaothanâish⁸⁴	Through these deed⁸⁴ (of yours) you⁸³
ashem⁸⁵ khshmaibyâ⁸⁶ daduyê⁸⁷	have decided⁸⁷ righteousness⁸⁵ for yourselves⁸⁶.
ýâish⁸⁸ dâtâish⁸⁹ paouruyâish⁹⁰	in accordance with⁸⁸ the primeval⁹⁰ law⁸⁹
Ahurahyâ⁹¹	of Ahura Mazda⁹¹

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ferashaoshtrâ⁹²	O Frashoashtra⁹²of the family of Hvova!⁹⁷
athrâ⁹³-tû⁹⁴ aredrâish⁹⁵ idî⁹⁶ hvôgvâ⁹⁷ tâish⁹⁸	go⁹⁶ thou⁹⁴ thither⁹³together with⁹⁸ these helpers⁹⁵
ýêñg⁹⁹	whom⁹⁹
usvahî¹⁰⁰	we both have chosen¹⁰⁰
ushtâ¹-stôi¹;	for the benefit of the world.

ýathrâ² ashâ³ hachaitê⁴ ârmaitish⁵	Where² perfect mindedness⁵ follows⁴ righteousness³,
ýathrâ⁶ Vanghêush⁷ Mananghô⁸ îshtâ⁹ khshathrem¹⁰,	Where⁶ the desirable⁹ sovereignty¹⁰ of the good⁷ thought⁸ (reigns)
	(and)
ýathrâ¹¹ Mazdåo¹² varedemãm¹³ shaêitî¹⁴ Ahurô¹⁵.	Where¹¹ Ahura Mazda^12,15 dwells¹⁴ in his own honored abode¹³

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	O wise Jamasp²² of the family of Hvo-gva²³
ýathrâ¹⁶ vê¹⁷ afshmânî¹⁸ sêñghânî¹⁹	I will praise¹⁹ you¹⁷ in poetic cadence¹⁸ too¹⁶,
nôit²⁰ anafshmãm²¹	- not²⁰ in ordinary language²¹
dêjâmâspâ²² hvô-gvâ²³;	see above

	Whoso²⁹
hadâ²⁴ vêstâ²⁵	with the known²⁵
vahmêñg²⁶ seraoshâ²⁷	obedience²⁷ ever²⁴ ( dedicates) venerable²⁶
râdanghô²⁸,	offerings²⁸ ( unto Ahura Mazda)
ýê²⁹	see above
vîchinaot³⁰ dâthemchâ³¹	and can discriminate between³¹ right and wrong³² ( i.e. true and false)

adâthemchâ³² dañgrâ³³ mañtû³⁴ ashâ³⁵ Mazdåo³⁶ Ahurô³⁷.	( upon that person) Ahura Mazda³⁶ will maintain³⁴ affection " by means of his Omniscient righteousness".

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ýê³⁷	Whoso³⁷
maibyâ³⁸ ýaosh³⁹	( is the source of) delight³⁹ to me³⁸,
ahmâi⁴⁰ aschît⁴¹ vahishtâ⁴²,	best⁴² ( gift) will be accrued⁴¹ to him⁴⁰,
makhvyåo⁴³ ishtôish⁴⁴	see below
vohû⁴⁵ chôishem⁴⁶ mananghâ⁴⁷;	and with good⁴⁵ thought⁴⁷ I may give⁴⁶ ( him)
	(a share) of my⁴³ possession⁴⁴.

ãstêñg⁴⁸	But calamity⁴⁸
ahmâi⁴⁹	(will befall) him⁴⁹
ýê⁵⁰	who⁵⁰
nåo⁵¹ãstâi⁵² daidîtâ⁵³	will inflict⁵³ pain⁵² upon us⁵¹.

Mazdâ⁵⁴	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁴
ashâ⁵⁵	through righteousness⁵⁵
khshmâkem⁵⁶ vârem⁵⁷ khshnaoshemnô,⁵⁸	I wish to satisfy⁵⁸ Thy wish⁵⁷,

tat⁵⁹	This ( is)³⁹
môi⁶⁰ khratêush⁶¹	the only decision⁶³ of my⁶⁰
vîchithem⁶³.	mind⁶² and
mananghaschâ⁶²	wisdom⁶¹

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ýê⁶⁴-môi⁶⁵	Who so⁵⁴
ashât⁶⁶ haithîm⁶⁷	^{see below}
hachâ⁶⁸ vareshaitî⁶⁹	shall manifestly⁶⁷ (or truly) accomplish⁶⁹
Zarathushtrâi⁷⁰,	for me⁶⁵Zarathushtra⁷⁰,
	through righteousness^66,68
hyat⁷¹ vasnâ⁷²ferashôtemem⁷³,	(and) sincere⁷¹ wish⁷²,

ahmâi⁷⁴	to that ( man⁷⁴),
mîzhdem⁷⁵ haneñtê⁷⁶	they will consider deserving⁷⁶ of the reward⁷⁵
parâhûm⁷⁷,	in the world to come⁷⁷
	and on⁸² ( this) revolving⁸³ earth⁸²
manê⁷⁸-vistâish⁷⁹ mat⁸⁰ vîspâish⁸¹	together with⁸⁰ wealth⁷⁹ comprising entire⁸¹ honours⁷⁸
gâvâ⁸² azî⁸³;	see above

tâchît⁸⁴	This⁸⁴ ( fact),
môi⁸⁵ sãs⁸⁶ tvêm⁸⁷	Thou⁸⁷ didst teach⁸⁶ me⁸⁵.
Mazdâ⁸⁸ vaêdishtô⁸⁹!	O Omniscient⁸⁹ Ahura Mazda!⁸⁸

	Explanation : Prophet Zarathushtra tells his disciples thus : "whoso will help me with his sincere heart in my Prophetic mission enthusiastically, his honour and fame will be enhanced after death and deserving reward will be granted to him in the world beyond."

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ushtâ⁵ ahmâi⁶	May prosperity⁵ ( or happiness) ( be) unto that ( person)
ýahmâi⁷ ushtâ⁸kahmâichît⁹	through whom⁷ happiness⁸ ( may reach) others⁹.
vasê-khshayãs¹⁰ Mazdåo¹¹ dâyât¹² Ahurô¹³	May Ahura¹¹ Mazda^,13ruling- at- will¹⁰, grant¹²
utayûitî¹⁴ tevîshîm¹⁵	health¹⁴ and vigour¹⁵ ( to the above mentioned benevolent man).
gat¹⁶ tôi¹⁷ vasemî¹⁸ ashem¹⁹ deredyâi²⁰	In order to hold fast²⁰ to Truth¹⁹ (O Ahura Mazda!) I verily¹⁶ ask of¹⁸ Thee¹⁷
tat²¹ môi²² dåo²³ ârmaitê²⁴	that²¹ ( health and vigour). Owing to Armaiti²⁴ ( O Ahura Mazda!) do thou grant²³ me²²
râyô²⁵	wealth²⁵
ashîsh²⁶	good blessings²⁶
vanghêush²⁷gaêm²⁸ mananghô²⁹	and the life²⁸ of good²⁷ mind²⁹.
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

kamnamaêzãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the ha² called Kamnemoizam¹
ushtavaitîm⁴ gâthãm⁵ ashaonîm⁶ ashahe⁷ ratûm⁸ ýazamaide⁹,	We revere⁹ the Holy⁶Ushtavad⁴ Gatha⁵ who (are) the Lords⁸ of Holiness⁷
ushtavaityåo¹⁰ gâthayåo¹¹ hañdâtâ¹² ýazamaide¹³.	We revere¹³ the prayer-Hymn¹² of Ushtavad¹⁰ Gatha¹¹

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

(To be recited in Baz) Ahurmazda Khodae, awazune mardum, mardum sardagan hama sardagan hambayaste vehan, oem behedin Mazdayasnan neki rasanad; aedun bad (to be recited loudly)

Yasnemcha¹ vahmemcha² aojascha³ zaverecha⁴ afrinami⁵,	I praise⁵ the worship¹ glory² strength³ an vigour⁴(of all those)
Ahurahe⁶ Mazdao⁶ raevato⁷ khvarenanguhato⁸,	of Ahura Mazda⁶ (the creator) wealth bestowing⁷ (and) glorious⁸
Ameshanam⁹ Spentanam⁹,	of the amesha⁹ spentas⁹ ( bountiful Immortals)
Gathabyo¹⁰spentabyo¹¹ ratu-khshathrabyo¹² ashaonibyo¹³,	amongst the bountiful¹¹ gatha¹⁰ ( which are) the lords of truth¹² ( and) holy¹³
Ahunavaityao¹⁴ Gathayao¹⁵,	of ahunavad¹⁴ gatha¹⁵
Ushtavaityao¹⁶Gathayao¹⁷,	of ushtavad¹⁶ gatha¹⁷
Spenta¹⁸ Mainyeush¹⁸Gathayao¹⁹,	of spentomad¹⁸ gatha¹⁹ ,
Vohu-kshathrayao²⁰Gathayao²¹,	of vohu-kshthtra²⁰ gatha²¹
Vahishtoishtoish²²Gathayao²³,	of vahishtosht²² gatha²³
ashaunam²⁴ Fravashinam²⁵ ughranam²⁶	and of the powerful²⁶ and triumphant²⁷ fravashis²⁵
aiwithuranam²⁷.	of the righteous men²⁷
Paoiryo-tkaeshanam²⁸ Fravashinam²⁹,	of the fravashis²⁹ of poryotkaeshas²⁸
naha³⁰ nazdishtanam³⁰ Fravashinam³¹,	and of the fravashis³¹ of nabanazdishta³⁰ (i.e. of the next of kith and kin)

ashem vohû
Ahmai Raescha
Hazangrem
jasa me
Kerfeh Mozd

Chapter 12 - Yasna 47

1. nemô¹ vê² gâthå³ ashaonîsh⁴,	O sacred⁴ Gathas³! Salutations¹ (be) unto you².
Speñtâ⁵ Mainyû⁶	see below
vahishtâchâ⁷ mananghâ⁸ hachâ⁹ ashât¹⁰ shyaothanâchâ¹¹vachanghâchâ¹²,	Owing to best⁷ thought⁸, word¹² and deed¹¹ (inspired\) through righteousness¹⁰
ahmâi¹³ dãn¹⁴ Haurvâtâ¹⁵	(the Creator) Ahura²⁰ Mazda¹⁷ doth give¹⁴ unto us¹³ happiness¹⁵ (of this world)
Ameretâtâ¹⁶ Mazdåo¹⁷	and immortality¹⁶ (of the world beyond) (i.e. heaven)
khshathrâ¹⁸ ârmaitî¹⁹Ahurô²⁰	prosperity¹⁸ and perfect mindedness¹⁹
	through Spenta⁵ Mainyu⁶ (i.e. Beneficent Spirit)
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

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Ahyâ²¹ Manyêush²² Spênishtahyâ²³ vahishtem²⁴,	see below
hizvâ²⁵ ukhdhâish²⁶	(Any person) owing to (good) words (spoken)²⁶ through (his) tongue²⁵(and) mouth²⁸
vanghêush²⁷ êeânû²⁸ mananghô²⁹,	owing to (his) good²⁷ thought²⁹
ârmatôish³⁰ zastôibyâ³¹ shyaothanâ³²	and owing to deed³² (performed) by both the hands³¹ and behavior (or perfect mindedness)³⁰
verezyat³³;	can secure³³
	the best²⁴ (thing) (i.e. happiness of Heaven) of that²¹ Most Beneficent²³ Spirit²² (i.e. of Ahura Mazda).

ôyâ³⁴ chistî³⁵	Only³⁴ owing to (His Omniscient) knowledge³⁵
hvô³⁶	Ahura Mazda³⁹ himself³⁶ (is)
patâ³⁷	the father³⁷
ashahyâ³⁸ Mazdåo³⁹.	of righteousness³⁸ (i.e. the origin of Truth)

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	O Ahura Mazda⁵⁹
ahyâ⁴⁰ manyêush⁴¹	of this⁴⁰ spirit⁴¹
tvêm⁴² ahî⁴³ tâ⁴⁴ speñtô⁴⁵	Thou⁴² art bountiful⁴⁵
ýê⁴⁶ ahmâi⁴⁷	(Thou) who⁴⁶
	are joy-giving⁵⁴
gãm⁴⁸ rânyô-skeretîm⁴⁹ hêm-tashat⁵⁰,	fashioned⁵⁰ this joy-producing⁴⁹ world⁴⁸
at⁵¹ hôi⁵² vâstrâi⁵³	^{see below}
râmâ-dåo⁵⁴	^{see above}
ârmaitîm⁵⁵hyat⁵⁶ hêm⁵⁷	and Armaiti (i.e. humility)⁵⁵
	for our benefit⁵³
vohû⁵⁸ Mazdâ⁵⁹ hême-frashtâ⁶⁰ mananghâ⁶¹.	through communed⁶⁰ Vohu⁵⁸ Mana⁶¹

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Ahmât⁶² Manyêush⁶³	Owing to the good fortune of Spenta⁶⁷Mainyu⁶³
râreshyeiñtî⁶⁴ dregvañtô^65,	wicked persons⁶⁵ are tormented⁶⁴
Mazdâ⁶⁶ speñtât⁶⁷	O Ahura Mazda⁶⁶
nôit⁶⁸ ithâ⁶⁹ ashâunô⁷⁰;	but⁶⁹ not⁶⁸ (so) the righteous persons⁷⁰.

kasêushchît⁷¹ nâ⁷² ashâunê⁷³ kâthê⁷⁴ anghat⁷⁵,	For (keeping) righteous⁷³ man pleased even any person⁷² is⁷⁵ in the need⁷⁴ of some (thing)⁷¹

isvâchît⁷⁶ hãs⁷⁷ paraosh⁷⁸ akô⁷⁹ dregvâitê⁸⁰.	For (keeping) the wicked man pleased a wicked⁷⁹ person⁷⁷ (inspite of being) powerful⁷⁶ is⁷⁵ in the need⁷⁴ of plenty⁷⁸

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Tâchâ⁸¹	see below
Speñtâ⁸² Mainyû⁸³ Mazdâ⁸⁴ Ahurâ⁸⁵,	O Bountiful⁸² invisible⁸³ Ahura⁸⁵ Mazda⁸⁴
ashâunê⁸⁶ chôish⁸⁷	Thou verily dost give⁸⁷ unto the righteous (man)⁸⁶
	that⁸¹
ýâ⁸⁸-zhî⁸⁹ chîchâ⁹⁰ vahishtâ⁹¹;	which⁸⁸ is the best⁹¹ (i.e. happiness of this world and that of the world beyond)

hanare⁹²	see below
thwahmât⁹³ zaoshât⁹⁴	But (remaining) far from Thy⁹³ love⁹⁴
dregvå⁹⁵ bakhshaitî⁹⁶, ahyâ⁹⁷ shyaothanâish⁹⁸	the wicked⁹⁵ (man) on account of his⁹⁷ (wicked) deeds⁹⁸,
	doth partake of⁹⁶ (his) share⁹² (i.e. consequences of his own actions)
akât⁹⁹ âshyãs¹⁰⁰ mananghô¹.	and becomes¹⁰⁰ the co-dweller with the Druj called akoman⁹⁹

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tâ² dåo³
Speñtâ⁴ Mainyû⁵ Mazdâ⁶ahurâ⁷,	O bountiful⁴ invisible⁵ Ahura⁷ Mazda!⁶
âthrâ⁸	through (Thy) Fire⁸
	thou dost give³ that² (i.e. reward as stated above)
vanghâu⁹ vîdâite¹⁰	in good decision¹⁰ (i.e. by rendering proper justice),
rânôibyâ¹¹	to the two rivals¹¹
ârmatôish¹² debãzanghâ¹³	in accordance with their advancement¹³ of (their) perfect-mindedness¹²
ashakhvyâchâ¹⁴;	and righteousness¹⁴
Hâ¹⁵-zî¹⁶	and that (proper justice) of (Thine) is indeed¹⁶
pourûsh¹⁷ isheñtô¹⁸ vâurâitê¹⁹!	approved¹⁹ fully¹⁷ by the contestants¹⁸.

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Speñtâ⁵ Mainyû⁶
vahishtâchâ⁷ mananghâ⁸ hachâ⁹ ashât¹⁰ shyaothanâchâ¹¹vachanghâchâ¹²,	Owing to best⁷ thought⁸, word¹² and deed¹¹ (inspired\) through righteousness¹⁰
ahmâi¹³ dãn¹⁴ Haurvâtâ¹⁵	(the Creator) Ahura²⁰ Mazda¹⁷ doth give¹⁴ unto us¹³ happiness¹⁵ (of this world)
Ameretâtâ¹⁶ Mazdåo¹⁷	and immortality¹⁶ (of the world beyond) (i.e. heaven)
khshathrâ¹⁸ ârmaitî¹⁹Ahurô²⁰	prosperity¹⁸ and perfect mindedness¹⁹
	through Spenta⁵ Mainyu⁶ (i.e. Beneficent Spirit)
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

speñtâ-mainyûm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the ha² named Spenta Mainyo¹

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 13 - Yasna 48

1. ýezî¹	When¹ (the righteous - virtuous man)
	will smite⁵ the Druj⁴ (i.e. deceit and falsehood)⁶
adâish²	by means of (his) benevolent deeds²
ashâ³	and by means of righteousness³
drujem⁴ vêñnghaitî⁵	see above
hyat⁶	and when⁶
ãsashutâ⁷	see below
ýâ⁸	the things⁸
daibitânâ⁹ fraokhtâ¹⁰	which (were declared¹⁰ to be deceit⁹
ameretâitî¹¹	not in translation ameretâitî^{11= (in-immortaality)}
daêvâishchâ¹² mashyâishchâ¹³	by the Daevas¹² (and) by (wicked) persons¹³,
	will come out in their true shapes⁷,
at¹⁴	then¹⁴,
tôi¹⁵ savâish¹⁶ vahmem¹⁷ vakhshat¹⁸	Thy adoration¹⁷ will spread¹⁸ together with the benefits¹⁶ (rising therefrom)
Ahurâ¹⁹.	O Ahura Mazda!¹⁹

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Vaochâ²⁰-môi²¹,	Do Thou tell²⁰ me²¹
ýâ²² tvêm²³ vîdvå²⁴	because²² Thou²³ (art) Omniscient²⁴
Ahurâ²⁵	O Ahura mazda!²⁵
parâ²⁶ hyat²⁷	prior to the time when^26,27
mâ²⁸ ýâ²⁹ mêñg³⁰ perethâ³¹ jimaitî³²	big fight³¹ concerning me³⁰ may come³² upon me²⁸, ^:
	(that is this)
kat³³ ashavâ³⁴	Whether³³ the righteous man³⁴,
Mazdâ³⁵	O Ahura Mazda!³⁵
vêñghat³⁶ dregvañtem³⁷;	shall overcome³⁶ the wicked man³⁷?
hâ³⁸-zî³⁹	(If this is so, then) surely³⁹
anghêush⁴⁰	^{see below}
vanguhî⁴¹ vistâ⁴²	(this is) marked⁴² (or to be understood) as an excellent⁴¹
âkeretish⁴³.	event⁴³
	of (this) life⁴⁰ (or of the world)

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	Ahura Mazda⁵²,
At⁴⁴ vaêdemnâi⁴⁵	Unto (that) wise man⁴⁵
vahishtâ⁴⁶ sâsnanãm⁴⁷ ýãm⁴⁸	(His) best⁴⁶ teachings⁴⁷
hudå⁴⁹	see below
sâstî⁵⁰ ashâ⁵¹	teaches⁵⁰ through (His) righteousness⁵¹
Ahurô⁵²	Ahura Mazda⁵²,
	bestower of good things⁴⁹,
Speñtô⁵³ vîdvåo⁵⁴	bountiful⁵³ and Omniscient⁵⁴,
ýaêchît⁵⁵ gûzrâ⁵⁶ sêñghånghô⁵⁷;	which⁵⁵ (teachings⁴⁷) (infact⁵⁵) (are the) mystic⁵⁶ Verses⁵⁷

	Explanation i.e. Ahura Mazda teaches his mystic lore only to that man who is righteous and wise in order that he may enhance the prosperity of the world and may render good to mankind. the ignorant and wicked persons causes evil or harm by means of those mystic verses.
thwâvãs⁵⁸ Mazdâ⁵⁹	O Ahura Mazda!⁵⁹ (any person can be) Thy nearest devotee⁵⁸
Vanghêush⁶⁰ khrathwâ⁶¹ Mananghô⁶².	through the wisdom⁶¹ of the good⁶⁰ mind⁶²

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ýê⁶³	Whoso⁶³,
dât⁶⁴	keeps⁶⁴
manô⁶⁵	his mind⁶⁵
vahyô⁶⁶Mazdâ⁶⁷ashyaschâ⁶⁸,	better⁶⁶and holier⁶⁸, O Ahura Mazda!⁶⁷
hvô⁶⁹	he himself⁶⁹

daênãm⁷⁰ shyaothanâchâ⁷¹vachanghâchâ⁷²;	through word⁷² and deed⁷¹ keeps⁶⁴ (even) the religion⁷⁰ (the same)

ahyâ⁷³	His⁷³
zaoshêñg⁷⁴ ushtish⁷⁵ varenêñg⁷⁶ hachaitê⁷⁷;	wish⁷⁵ follows⁷⁷ his faith⁷⁶ and fealty⁷⁴;

thwahmî⁷⁸ khratåo⁷⁹ apêmem⁸⁰ nanâ⁸¹ anghat⁸².	The destiny (i.e. the end of that man) is⁸² distinctly⁸¹ in thy⁷⁸ wisdom⁷⁹ (O Ahura Mazda!).

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	By the deeds⁹¹ of good⁸⁹ wisdom⁹⁰
hu-khshathrâ⁸³	may good rulers⁸³
khshêñtãm⁸⁴,	rule⁸⁴
mâ⁸⁵-nê⁸⁶	over us⁸⁶
dushe-khshathrâ⁸⁷	May not⁸⁵ wicked rulers⁸⁷
khshêñtâ⁸⁸,	rule⁸⁸over us⁸⁶
vanghuyåo⁸⁹ chistôish⁹⁰shyaothanâish⁹¹	see above
ârmaitê⁹²,	O Armaiti⁹²

ýaozhdåo⁹³	Purity⁹³
mashyâi⁹⁴ aipî⁹⁵ zãthem⁹⁶ vahishtâ⁹⁷,	is the best⁹⁷ (thing) for man⁹⁴ from birth^95,96

Gavôi⁹⁸	For the cattle⁹⁸
verezyâtãm⁹⁹	man must work⁹⁹
tãm¹⁰⁰	(because) they¹⁰⁰
nê¹ khvarethâi² fshuyô³.	are the increasers³ for our¹ food².

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hâ⁴-zî⁵-nê⁶	Because⁵ she⁴(i.e. cattle) (is) our⁶
hushôithemâ⁷,	precious property⁷
	(and) in the wish¹⁵ of good¹³ thought¹⁴
hâ⁸-nê⁹ utayûitîm¹⁰ dât¹¹ tevîshîm¹²,	she⁸ grants¹¹ us⁹ strength¹⁰ ( and) power¹²
Vanghêush¹³ Mananghô¹⁴ berexdhê¹⁵;	see above
	In the creation²⁴ of primeval²⁵ ( or old)²⁵ world²³
at¹⁶ akhvyâi¹⁷ ashâ¹⁸	through Asha¹⁸ for her¹⁷ (i.e. for the cattle).
Mazdåo¹⁹ urvaråo²⁰ vakhshat²¹, Ahurô²²	(the Creator) Ahura²² Mazda¹⁹ grew²¹ vegetation²⁰
anghêush²³ zãthôi²⁴ paouruyehyâ²⁵.	see above

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nî- aêshemô²⁶	(You) should keep the demon of wrath²⁶
nî- dyâtãm²⁷,	suppressed²⁷
paitî²⁸ remem²⁹paitî- syôzdûm³⁰,	and should cut out³⁰violence (or hatred)²⁹

ýôi³¹ â³²	(You) who³¹
vanghêush³³mananghô³⁴	see below
dîdrakhzhôduyê³⁵	wish to hold fast³⁵ to the path³⁷
	of the good³³ thought³⁴
ashâ³⁶	through righteousness³⁶
vyãm³⁷	see above

	not translated word by word "I do not understand the meaning of the last line" writes Ervad Kavasji Edalji Kanga
ýehyâ³⁸ hithâush³⁹ nâ⁴⁰ speñtô⁴¹ at⁴² hôi⁴³ dâmãm⁴⁴ thwahmî⁴⁵ â-dãm⁴⁶ Ahurâ⁴⁷.	to which (path of good thought) the beneficent man (of the world) is dedicated

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Kâ⁴⁸-tôi⁴⁹vanghêush⁵⁰ Mazdâ⁵¹ khshathrahyâ⁵² îshtish⁵³;	What⁴⁸ (is) the main object⁵³ of Thy⁴⁹ just⁵⁰ Sovereignty⁵³ O Ahura Mazda⁵¹?

kâ⁵⁴-tôi⁵⁵ ashôish⁵⁶ thwakhvyåo⁵⁷ maibyô⁵⁸ Ahurâ⁵⁹;	What⁵⁴ is the effective prayer for securing thy holy reward and blessing to my soul O Ahura Mazda⁵⁹?

kâ⁶⁰-thwôi⁶¹	How⁶⁰
	shall I get⁶⁵
ashâ⁶²	through righteousness⁶²
âkåo⁶³ aredrêñg⁶⁴	. Thy⁶² (appointed) manifest⁶³ helpers⁶⁴
ishyâ⁶⁵	^{see above}
vanghêush⁶⁶ manyêush⁶⁷ shyaothananãm⁶⁸ javarô⁶⁹.	(for myself) to be) the furtherer⁶⁹ of the deeds⁶⁸ of good⁶⁶ thought⁶⁷.

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kadâ⁷⁰ vaêdâ⁷¹	see below
ýezî⁷²	If⁷²
chahyâ⁷³ khshayathâ⁷⁴ Mazdâ⁷⁵ashâ⁷⁶	owing to righteousness⁷⁶Thou dost rule⁷⁴ over every (creation),⁷³O Ahura Mazda⁷⁵
	when⁷⁰ will I know⁷¹then
ýehyâ⁷⁷-mâ⁷⁸	(about the matter) of which⁷⁷to me⁷⁸.
âithish⁷⁹	see below
dvaêthâ⁸⁰;	(there is) a doubt⁸⁰

	That is that:

eresh⁸¹-môi⁸²	Tell me⁸² truly⁸¹
	(about what) (is) the end⁷⁹
erezhûchãm⁸³	of the righteous lives⁸³
vanghêush⁸⁴	of good⁸⁴
vafush⁸⁵	beneficent⁸⁵
Mananghô⁸⁶,	thought⁸⁶?

vîdyât⁸⁷ saoshyãs⁸⁸	this fact thy Saviour⁸⁸ must know⁸⁷
ýathâ⁸⁹	so that⁸⁹
hôi⁹⁰ ashish⁹¹ anghat⁹².	benefit⁹¹ may accrue⁹² to him⁹⁰

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kadâ⁹³ Mazdâ⁹⁴	O Ahura Mazda⁹⁴, when⁹³
mãnarôish⁹⁵ narô⁹⁶	will men⁹⁶ of mind's perfection⁹⁵
vîseñtê⁹⁷	come⁹⁷
kadâ⁹⁸	and when⁹⁸
ajên⁹⁹	will they remove⁹⁹
mûthrem¹⁰⁰	the evil¹⁰⁰
ahyâ¹	of this¹
magahyâ²,	intoxication² ?
ýâ³	through which³
añgrayâ⁴	evil⁴
karapanô⁵	the Karapans⁵
	and the wicked rulers⁹ of the lands¹⁰
urûpayeiñtî⁶	cause evil⁶ (in the world)
ýâchâ⁷ khratû⁸	by their wicked minds⁸.
dushe-khshathrâ⁹ dakhvyunãm¹⁰.	see above

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kadâ¹¹ mazdâ¹²	When¹¹ O Ahura Mazda!¹²
ashâ¹³ mat¹⁴ ârmaitish¹⁵	will perfect mindedness¹⁵ (or humility)¹⁵ together with righteousness¹⁰
jimat¹⁶	be accrued¹⁶ to us"?

khshathrâ¹⁷ husheitish¹⁸ vâstravaitî¹⁹;	(and when¹¹) will the prosperous¹⁹pleasant abode¹⁸ together with wealth¹⁷(be owned¹⁶ by us?)

kôi²⁰	Who²⁰
dregvôdebîsh²¹khrûrâish²² râmãm²³ dåoñtê²⁴,	will give²⁴ us happiness - peace²³ from the wicked²¹ and blood-thirsty²² (men) ?

kêñg²⁵ â²⁶	To whom^25,26
Vanghêush²⁷ jimat²⁸ Mananghô²⁹ chistish³⁰.	shall come²⁸ the wisdom³⁰ of the good²⁷ mind²⁹?
Vanghêush²⁷ jimat²⁸ Mananghô²⁹ chistish³⁰.	( i.e. to whom will the wisdom of the good mind be accrued ?)

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At³¹
tôi³²	They³²
anghen³³	are³³ the
Saoshyañtô³⁴	Saoshyants³⁴ - saviours³⁴
dakhvyunãm³⁵,	of the lands³⁵,
ýôi³⁶	who³⁶will surely³¹
khshnûm³⁷ Vohû³⁸ Mananghâ³⁹ hachåoñtê⁴⁰	adhere⁴⁰ to the knowledge of the Religion³⁷ through ( their) good³⁸ mind³⁹,
shyaothanâish⁴¹	good deeds⁴¹
ashâ⁴²	and righteousness⁴²
thwahyâ⁴³	in accord with Thy⁴³
Mazdâ⁴⁴ sêñghahyâ⁴⁵,	command⁴⁵ O Ahura Mazda⁴⁴
tôi⁴⁶-zî⁴⁷	because⁴⁷ they⁴⁶ (i.e. the Saoshyants - Saviours)
dâtâ⁴⁸	(are) appointed⁴⁸
hamaêstârô⁴⁹ aêshem⁵⁰ mahyâ⁵¹!	(as) the " strong⁵¹ opponents⁴⁹ of hatred"⁵⁰

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Speñtâ⁵ Mainyû⁶	see below
vahishtâchâ⁷ mananghâ⁸ hachâ⁹ ashât¹⁰ shyaothanâchâ¹¹vachanghâchâ¹²,	Owing to best⁷ thought⁸, word¹² and deed¹¹ (inspired\) through righteousness¹⁰
ahmâi¹³ dãn¹⁴ Haurvâtâ¹⁵	(the Creator) Ahura²⁰ Mazda¹⁷ doth give¹⁴ unto us¹³ happiness¹⁵ (of this world)
Ameretâtâ¹⁶ Mazdåo¹⁷	and immortality¹⁶ (of the world beyond) (i.e. heaven)
khshathrâ¹⁸ ârmaitî¹⁹Ahurô²⁰	prosperity¹⁸ and perfect mindedness¹⁹
	through Spenta⁵ Mainyu⁶ (i.e. Beneficent Spirit)
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

ýezidhãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the ha² (called) yezi-adaish¹.

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 14 - Yasna 49

1	O Ahura Mazda!¹¹
at¹ mâ² ýavâ³ bêñdvô⁴ pafrê⁵ mazishtô⁶,	the most powerful⁶ Bendwa⁴ always opposes⁵ me²
ýê⁷ dush-erethrîsh⁸ chikhshnushâ⁹	who⁷ (Zarathushtra) desires to please⁹ the dis-heartened ones⁸
ashâ¹⁰	through righteousness

Mazdâ¹¹;	(Therefore) o Ahura Mazda
vanguhî¹² âdâ¹³ gaidî¹⁴	do thou come¹⁴ with (thy) good¹² reward¹³
môi¹⁵	for helping¹⁵ me
â-môi¹⁶arapâ¹⁷	in (this) difficulty of mine^16,17
ahyâ¹⁸ vohû¹⁹ aoshô²⁰ vîdâ²¹ Mananghâ²².	I look out²¹ for his¹⁸ (i.e. Bendwa's) death²⁰ through the good¹⁹ mind²²

	Explanation According to reverend mills view the person named Bendwa was a chief on the border of Iran who on account of the strength and power of his mischievous tribes had become a formidable enemy of Holy Zarathushtra in his prophetic Mission.

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At²³ ahyâ²⁴-mâ²⁵ bêñdvahyâ²⁶ mânayeitî²⁷ tkaêshô²⁸ dregvåo²⁹,	The false²⁹ doctrines²⁸ of that Bendwa (O Ahura Mazda) makes me²⁵ anxious²⁷.

daibitâ³⁰ ashât³¹ râreshô³²,	(Moreover) that tormenting³² deceiver³⁰ (remaining separated) from righteousness
nôit³³	does not³³
speñtãm³⁴ dôresht³⁵ ahmâi³⁶ stôi³⁷	uphold³⁵ at any day³⁷ for our sake³⁶ the beneficent³⁴
ârmaitîm³⁸	(or holy) humility³⁸(i.e. causes hatred and enmity towards us)
naêdâ³⁹	and is not³⁹(made known about the matter of Religion)
Vohû⁴⁰ Mazdâ⁴¹ frashtâ⁴² mananghâ⁴³.	with the good⁴⁰ mind⁴³, O Ahura Mazda!⁴¹

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Atchâ⁴⁴ ahmâi⁴⁵ varenâi⁴⁶ Mazdâ⁴⁷	see below
nidâtem⁴⁸ ashem⁴⁹ sûidyâi⁵⁰	In order to render benefit⁵⁰ (to the people of the world) righteousness⁴⁹ (is) laid-down⁴⁸
	for this⁴⁵ (my) religion⁴⁶ O Ahura⁴⁴ Mazda⁴⁷
tkaêshâi⁵¹
râshayenghê⁵²	In order to cause harm⁵² (to the people of the world)
drukhsh⁵³;	the Druj⁵³ (i.e. falsehood) is laid down⁴⁸for the (wicked) doctrine (of the pretentious Bendwa).

	Explanation : (Prophet Zarathushtra says the foundation of my Religion is based upon Truth. Humata - Good Thought, Hukhta - Good Word and Hvarshta - Good Deed. The origin of the teaching of my opponent, the pretentious Bendwa, is based on falsehood and deceit)

tâ⁵⁴ Vanghêush⁵⁵ sarê⁵⁶ izyâi⁵⁷ Mananghô⁵⁸,	I choose⁵⁷ the chieftainship⁵⁶ of good⁵⁵ thoughts⁵⁸
añtarê⁵⁹ vîspêñg⁶⁰ dregvatô⁶¹ hakhmêñg⁶² añtarê- mruyê⁶³.	I interdict with hatred⁶³ all⁶⁰ the companions⁶² of wicked men⁶¹.

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ýôi⁶⁴ dush-khrathwâ⁶⁵	(Such persons) who⁶⁴ through wicked wisdom⁶⁵
aêshemem⁶⁶ vareden⁶⁷ râmemchâ⁶⁸	increase⁶⁴ anger⁶⁶ and jealousy⁶⁸
khvâish⁶⁹ hizubîsh⁷⁰,	(with) their own⁶⁹ tongues⁷⁰
fshuyasû⁷¹ afshuyañtô⁷²,	are futile⁷² amidst diligent persons⁷¹.
ýaêshãm⁷³	and whose⁷³
nôit⁷⁴ hvarshtâish⁷⁵ vãs⁷⁶	inclinations⁷⁶ are not⁷⁴ towards good deeds⁷⁵
duzhvarshtâ⁷⁷,	(but) towards wicked deeds⁷⁷
tôi⁷⁸ daêvêñg⁷⁹ dãn⁸⁰	- they support⁸⁰ the daeva⁷⁹
ýâ⁸¹ dregvatô⁸² daênâ⁸³.	through the religion⁸³ of the False One (i.e. evil spirit)⁸²

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At⁸⁴ hvô⁸⁵ Mazdâ⁸⁶ îzhâchâ⁸⁷ âzûitishchâ⁸⁸	see below
ýê⁸⁹	Whoso⁸⁹ regards⁹² (this Mazda -worshipping Zoroastrian)
daênãm⁹⁰	Religion⁹⁰
Vohû⁹¹ sârshtâ⁹² Mananghâ⁹³;	as the best⁹² through the good⁹¹ mind⁹³
	he himself⁸⁵ (is) (the source of) abundance⁸⁷ and prosperity,⁸⁸ O Ahura Mazda

	Explanation : The fundamental aim of the Religion of Zarathushtra is to render the world prosperous and whoso puts implicit faith in this religion with faithfulness and sincerity and grants her the exalted status by defending from the attacks of the enemies, he himself is considered as the increaser of prosperity

ârmatôish⁹⁴ kaschît⁹⁵ ashâ⁹⁶	Through righteousness⁹⁶ of perfect mindedness⁹⁴ any such person⁹⁵
huzêñtush⁹⁷,	(is considered as) of good understanding⁹⁷
tâishchâ⁹⁸ vîspâish⁹⁹	and he) O Ahura Mazda!² (will go) with entire (happiness⁹⁹)
thwahmî¹⁰⁰ khshathrôi¹ Ahurâ².	(in Thy¹⁰⁰ Sovereignty¹ (i.e. in the lofty Heaven)

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frô³ våo⁴ fraêshyâ⁵	I choose⁵ Thee⁴ extremely³ (because)
Mazdâ⁶	O Ahura Mazda⁶!
ashemchâ⁷ mrûitê⁸ ýâ⁹ vê¹⁰	see below
khratêush¹¹ khshmâkahyâ¹² â-mananghâ¹³,	through the thought¹³ of Thy¹² (Omniscient) wisdom¹¹,
	the truth⁹ enjoins⁸ that what is true
eresh¹⁴ vîchidyâi¹⁵,	must be adapted¹⁵
ýathâ¹⁶-î¹⁷	so that¹⁶we may be able
srâvayaêmâ¹⁸	to proclaim¹⁸
tãm¹⁹	this¹⁹
daênãm²⁰ ýâ²¹ khshmâvatô²² Ahurâ²³.	Thy²² Religion²⁰ O Ahura Mazda²³!

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Tatchâ²⁴ Vohû²⁵ Mazdâ²⁶ sraotû²⁷Mananghâ²⁸	O Ahura Mazda²⁶ (that person) will listen to²⁷ this²⁴ (matter of the Religion) through (his) good²⁵ mind²⁸
sraotû²⁹ ashâ³⁰	and will think over it²⁹ with righteousness³⁰ (i.e. sincere heart).
Gûshahvâ³¹-tû³²	do Thou³² pay attention³¹ (to my subject matter)

Ahurâ³³;	O Ahura Mazda!
Kê³⁴ Airyamâ³⁵,	viz. who³⁴ will be³⁹ a helper³⁵ (to me) according to laws³⁸?
kê³⁶ K hvaêtush³⁷ dâtâish³⁸ anghat³⁹	and who³⁶ will be³⁹ as a relative³⁷?
ýê⁴⁰ Verezênâi⁴¹ vanguhîm⁴² dât⁴³ frasastîm⁴⁴.	Who⁴⁰ may impart⁴³ good⁴² admonition⁴⁴ (to me) for the work⁴¹ (of my prophetship).

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Ferashaoshtrâi⁴⁵	see below
	Thou (O Ahura Mazda)
urvâzishtãm⁴⁶ ashahyâ⁴⁷dåo⁴⁸ sarêm⁴⁹,	wilt give⁴⁸ (me) strength to give help and protection⁴⁶ and chieftainship⁴⁹ of righteousness⁴⁷
	To Frashaoshtra⁴⁵,

tat⁵⁰	This⁵⁰(request)
thwâ⁵¹ Mazdâ⁵² ýâsâ⁵³	do I beg⁵³ of Thee⁵¹
Ahurâ⁵⁴	O Ahura Mazda^52,54
maibyâchâ⁵⁵	for my sake⁵⁵
ýãm⁵⁶	so that⁵⁶
vanghâu⁵⁷ thwahmî⁵⁸ â-khshathrôi⁵⁹,	under Thy⁵⁸ good⁵⁷ Sovereignty⁵⁹
ýavôi⁶⁰ vîspâi⁶¹	we may for ever^60,61
fraêshtånghô⁶² åonghâmâ⁶³.	be⁶³ beloved of all⁶² (or most liked)

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sraotû⁶⁴ sâsnå⁶⁵ fshêñghyô⁶⁶ suyê⁶⁷ tashtô⁶⁸;	The diligent⁶⁶ (or intelligent⁶⁶) (man) born⁶⁸ for benefiting (the world) will listen to⁶⁴ the commandment⁶⁵ (of my religion).

nôit⁶⁹ eresh-vachåo⁷⁰	The truthful person⁷⁰ should not⁶⁹
sarêm⁷¹ dadãs⁷²	take⁷² leadership⁷¹
dregvâtâ⁷³;	of the wicked person⁷³ (or in association with wicked persons⁷³).

hyat⁷⁴ daênå⁷⁵ vahishtê⁷⁶ýûjên⁷⁷, mîzhdê⁷⁸,	Religious men⁷⁵ unite with the best⁷⁶ reward⁷⁵

ashâ⁷⁹ ýukhtâ⁸⁰ ýâhî⁸¹ Dê-jâmâspâ⁸².	(just as) heroic⁸¹ (Vishtaspa) and Jamaspa⁸² the wise⁸² (are) united⁸⁰ with righteousness⁷⁹.

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Taechâ⁸³ Mazdâ⁸⁴	O Ahura Mazda⁸⁴!
thwahmî⁸⁵ âdãm⁸⁶ nipånghê,⁸⁷	I entrust⁸⁶ (or I dedicate⁸⁶) in Thy⁸⁵ shelter⁸⁷,
manô⁸⁸ Vohû⁸⁹	Good⁸⁹ thought⁸⁸
urunaschâ⁹⁰ ashâunãm⁹¹,	the souls⁹⁰ of the righteous⁹¹
nemaschâ⁹²	and prayer⁹²
ýâ⁹³	through which⁹³
ârmaitish⁹⁴	are humility⁹⁴
îzhâchâ⁹⁵	and prosperity⁹⁵

	the translation of the section below is found at the end of the book

mãzâ⁹⁶	Owing to their lofty⁹⁶
khshathrâ⁹⁷	"khshathra" (i.e. power⁹⁷)
vazdanghâ⁹⁸	their spiritual strength⁹⁸
avêmîrâ⁹⁹.	is immortal⁹⁹ (i.e.. without destruction)

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At¹⁰⁰ dushekhshathrêñg¹	(The Daevas) misusing authority¹,
dush-shyaothanêñg²	committing evil deeds²,
duzhvachanghô³,	evil-speaking³,
duzh-daênêñg⁴	of evil conscience⁴
dush-mananghô⁵	evil minded⁵;
	The Daevas go forth
dregvatô⁶, akâish⁷, k hvarethâish⁸ paitî⁹ urvãnô¹⁰ paityeiñtî¹¹;	to meet¹¹ with foul food⁸ ( i.e. carrying poisonous and stinking food) the souls¹⁰ of the wicked⁶
drûjô¹² demânê¹³ haithyâ¹⁴ anghen¹⁵ astayô¹⁶.	(and) the existence¹⁶ (of those souls) are¹⁵ truly¹⁴ in the abode¹³ of the Druj¹² (i.e. in hell).

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	Prophet Zarathushtra speaks to Ahura Mazda :

Kat¹⁷tôi¹⁸	How much¹⁷ (portion) of (Thy)¹⁸
ashâ¹⁹	^{see below}
zbayeñtê²⁰ avanghô²¹	Divine grace²¹ (is there) (i.e. dost thou wish to give) for Thy¹⁸ mortal²⁰ (or humble)²⁰
Zarathushtrâi²²	Zarathushtra²² (O Ahura Mazda!)
	on account of his righteousness¹⁹?

kat²³ tôi²⁴	How much²³ (portion) of Thy²⁴ (Divine grace²¹ is there)
vohû²⁵ mananghâ²⁶	on account of his good²⁵ thought²⁶?

ýê²⁷ vê²⁸ staotâish²⁹	With hymn of praise²⁹,
Mazdâ³⁰ frînâi³¹ Ahurâ³²avat³³	O Ahura Mazda!^30,32I will extol³¹ Thee²⁸.
ýâsãs³⁴ hyat³⁵vê³⁶ îshtâ³⁷	acting according to Thy³⁶ will³⁷yearning eagerly³⁴ of whatever³⁵
vahishtem³⁸!	(is) the best³⁸,

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Speñtâ⁵ Mainyû⁶	see below
vahishtâchâ⁷ mananghâ⁸	Owing to best⁷ thought⁸,
hachâ⁹ ashât¹⁰ shyaothanâchâ¹¹vachanghâchâ¹²,	word¹² and deed¹¹ (inspired\) through righteousness¹⁰
ahmâi¹³ dãn¹⁴ Haurvâtâ¹⁵	(the Creator) Ahura²⁰ Mazda¹⁷ doth give¹⁴ unto us¹³ happiness¹⁵ (of this world)
Ameretâtâ¹⁶ Mazdåo¹⁷	and immortality¹⁶ (of the world beyond) (i.e. heaven)
khshathrâ¹⁸ ârmaitî¹⁹Ahurô²⁰	prosperity¹⁸ and perfect mindedness¹⁹
	through Spenta⁵ Mainyu⁶ (i.e. Beneficent Spirit)
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

at-mâyavãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the Ha² (called) At-ma-yava¹.

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 15 - Yasna 50


1. kat¹ môi² urvâ³	Whether¹ my² soul⁴
isê⁴ chahyâ⁵ avanghô⁶	has wished⁴ for the help⁶ of anyone⁵
	I invoke²¹ you to tell²⁰ (me) ; O Ahura Mazda!
kê⁷-môi⁸ pasêush⁹	Who⁷ (is) the protector¹³ of my⁸ cattle⁹?
kê¹⁰ mê¹¹ nâ¹² thrâtâ¹³ vistô¹⁴,	And who¹⁰ is a person¹² known¹⁴ (as a protector) for me?¹¹
anyô¹⁵ ashât¹⁶ thwatchâ¹⁷	other than¹⁵ Thee¹⁷, righteousness¹⁶
Mazdâ¹⁸ Ahurâ¹⁹, azdâ²⁰ zûtâ²¹	see above
vahishtâatchâ²² mananghô²³.	and best thought²²?

	Explanation : The creator Ahura Mazda is the greatest protector of every man and on account of his righteousness and good thought the creator Ahura Mazda saves him from any calamity whatever

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kathâ²⁴ Mazdâ²⁴ rânyô-skeretîm²⁶ gãm²⁷ ishasôit²⁸;	How²⁴ does (a man) choose²⁸ (or wish) this joy bringing²⁶ world²⁷O Ahura Mazda!
ýê²⁹-hîm³⁰ ahmâi³¹ vâstravaitîm³² stôi³³ usyât³⁴	which²⁹ he may always³³ wish³⁴ to be full of prosperity³²
erezhejîsh³⁵	Those living truthfully³⁵
ashâ³⁶	through righteousness³⁶
pourushû³⁷ hvarê³⁸-pishyasû³⁹	and shone forth with the divine knowledge (are) in the abundant³⁷ lustre³⁹ of the Sun³⁸ (or in the Heaven of the region of the sun)

âkâstêñg⁴⁰ mâ⁴¹ nishãsyâ⁴² dâthêm⁴³ dâhvâ⁴⁴.	Grant me⁴⁴ the gifts⁴³ of bringing⁴² me⁴¹ in that state⁴⁰ O Ahura Mazda

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	translation at end of book

	What⁶¹ nearest⁶² "gaetha" and divisions relating to existence⁶³a wicked one (i.e. the false one⁶⁴) breaks⁶⁵ ;
atchît⁴⁵ ahmâi⁴⁶ Mazdâ⁴⁷ ashâ⁴⁸ anghaitî⁴⁹ ýãm⁵⁰ hôi⁵¹khshathrâ⁵² Vohuchâ⁵³ chôisht⁵⁴ Mananghâ⁵⁵	see bottom
ýê⁵⁶-nâ⁵⁷	Whoso^56,57
ashôish⁵⁸ aojanghâ⁵⁹	by means of the power⁵⁹of righteousness⁵⁸
varedayaêtâ⁶⁰	transforms into spiritual growth⁶⁰
ýãm⁶¹ nazdishtãm⁶² gaêthãm⁶³ dregvå⁶⁴ bakhshaitî⁶⁵.	see top
	that "Gaetha"⁵⁰ to him^46,51 becomes⁴⁹chosen⁵⁴ the Trinity of Asha⁴⁸Khshathra⁵² and Vohu Manangha^53,55
	O Mazda⁴⁷

	Whoever with the strength of righteousness cultivates and renders prosperous the nearest land by snatching it away from the wicked person (i.e. which is in the possession of some wicked person) to that man .....

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at⁶⁶ vå⁶⁷ ýazâi⁶⁸stavas⁶⁹ Mazdâ⁷⁰ Ahurâ⁷¹ hadâ⁷²	O Ahura Mazda^70,71 (I who am Thy) singer of praises⁶⁹ always⁷² worship⁶⁸ (or invoke⁶⁸) Thee⁶⁷
ashâ⁷³	with righteousness⁷³ (i.e. with sincere heart)
vahishtâchâ⁷⁴ mananghâ⁷⁵	with the best⁷⁴ thought⁷⁵
khshathrâchâ⁷⁶,	and with steadfastness,⁷⁶
ýâ⁷⁷	so that⁷⁷
îshô⁷⁸ stånghat⁷⁹ â-paithî,⁸⁰	(I) might stand⁷⁹ on the path⁸⁰ of Chinvat Bridge
âkåo⁸¹aredrêñg⁸² demânê⁸³ garô⁸⁴ seraoshânê⁸⁵.	and hear⁸⁵ openly⁸¹ hymns of adoration⁸² in the Garothman⁸⁴ (heaven)^83,

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ârôi⁸⁶-zî⁸⁷ khshmâ⁸⁸
Mazdâ⁸⁹ ashâ⁹⁰ Ahurâ⁹¹	O holy⁹⁰ Ahura⁹¹ Mazda⁸⁹
hyat⁹² ýûshmâkâi⁹³ mãthrânê⁹⁴ vaorâzathâ⁹⁵;	do Thou⁸⁸ indeed⁸⁷ bring joy⁹⁵ fully⁸⁶ into Thy⁹³ revealer of Holy⁹⁴ word
aibî-dereshtâ⁹⁶ âvîshyâ⁹⁷ avanghâ⁹⁸,	by giving⁹⁸ (Thy) powerful⁹⁶ and manifest⁹⁷ help⁹⁸
zastâishtâ⁹⁹ ýâ¹⁰⁰	so that (i.e. on account of the strength of thy help)¹⁰⁰
-nåo¹ k hvâthrê² dâyât³.	(he) may grant³ us¹happiness² with sufficient vigour⁹⁹

	Explanation Its significance seems to be this that thou o Ahura Mazda mayest please and rejoice the expounder of the religion by giving the required help in order that by hearing his teachings we may gain happiness by holding fast the path of righteousness and truth.

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	(Prophet) Zarathushtra¹²
ýê⁴ mãthrâ⁵ vâchem⁶ Mazdâ⁷ baraitî⁸ urvathô⁹	(is) the friend⁹ (of that man) who⁴, O Ahura Mazda!⁷ pronounces^6,8 (Holy) Mathra⁵ Sacred Hymns⁵ with
ashâ¹⁰ nemanghâ¹¹	sincerity¹⁰ and with homage¹¹

Zarathushtrô¹²	(Prophet) Zarathushtra¹²
Dâtâ¹³ khratêush¹⁴ hizvô¹⁵ raithîm¹⁶ stôi¹⁷;	(is) always¹⁷ the keeper¹³ of wisdom¹⁴ and the conductor¹⁶ on the right path of (his) tongue¹⁵

mahyâ¹⁸ râzêñg¹⁹ Vohû²⁰ sâhît²¹ Mananghâ²².	(Prophet Zarathushtra says) (any person) can teach²¹ my¹⁸ secrets¹⁹ 'through good²⁰ thought²²'
	.
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	O Ahura Mazda³²
at²³ vê²⁴ ýaojâ²⁵	I meditate²⁵ only upon Thee²⁴
	through righteousness³³ and good³⁵ thought³⁶
zevîshtyêñg²⁶ aurvatô²⁷	having reached the beneficial²⁶ strong²⁷
jayâish²⁸ perethûsh²⁹ vahmahyâ³⁰ ýûshmâkahyâ³¹ Mazdâ³²	and steadfast³⁴ paths²⁹ of Thy³¹ adoration³⁰
ashâ³³ ugrêñg³⁴ Vohû³⁵ Mananghâ³⁶	see above

ýâish³⁷	on account of which³⁷ (i.e. on account of my righteousness and good thoughts)
azâthâ³⁸	do Thou guide³⁸
mahmâi³⁹	me^{39 (}to go towards those paths) and
khvyâtâ⁴⁰ avanghê⁴¹.	may Thou become⁴⁰ my⁴⁰ helper⁴¹

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mat⁴²	Together with⁴²
våo⁴³ padâish⁴⁴	poetical hymns⁴⁴
ýâ⁴⁵ frasrûtâ⁴⁶ îzhayå⁴⁷	sung from the fullness of my heart⁴⁷which⁴⁵ (are) known fully,
pairi-jasâi⁴⁸	may I verily⁵⁶reach⁴⁸ Thee⁴³
Mazdâ⁴⁹	O Ahura Mazda!⁴⁹

ustâna^-zastô⁵⁰, at⁵¹ våo⁵² ashâ⁵³	With both the hands entreatingly uplifted through righteousness⁵³
aredrakhvyâchâ⁵⁴ nemanghâ⁵⁵at⁵⁶ våo⁵⁷	and adoration⁵⁵accompanied by libations
Vanghêush⁵⁸ Mananghô⁵⁹ hunaretâtâ⁶⁰.	and through the excellence⁶⁰ of good⁵⁸ thought⁵⁹

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	May I (who am Thy) praiser⁶⁵ reach⁶⁶Thee⁶² (O Ahura Mazda!)⁶⁷
tâish⁶¹ våo⁶² ýasnâish⁶³ paitî⁶⁴	through these⁶¹ prayers (or acts of worship)⁶³
stavas⁶⁵ ayenî⁶⁶Mazdâ⁶⁷	see above
Ashâ⁶⁸	through righteousness⁶⁸
Vanghêush⁶⁹ shyaothanâish⁷⁰mananghô⁷¹	good⁶⁹ deeds⁷⁰ and thoughts⁷¹

ýadâ⁷²	When⁷²
ashôish⁷³ makhvyåo⁷⁴ vasê⁷⁵ khshayâ⁷⁶,	I am steadfast⁷⁶ over my⁷⁴ wish⁷⁵ of righteousness⁷³
at⁷⁷ hudânâush⁷⁸	then I wish⁷⁸ that like a man possessed of good wisdom⁷⁸
ishayãs⁷⁹ gerezdâ⁸⁰ khvyêm⁸¹.	I may be⁸¹ earnestly yearning⁷⁹ thee with obedience as an humble petitioner⁸⁰

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at⁸² ýâ⁸³ vareshâ⁸⁴ ýâchâ⁸⁵	Through these (prayers and righteousness), (referred to in the preceding verse) whatever^83,85
pairî⁸⁶ âish⁸⁷ shyaothanâ⁸⁸, ýâchâ⁸⁹ Vohû⁹⁰	(good) acts⁸⁸ I will perform successively⁸⁶ will be considered⁸⁹
chashmãm⁹¹ arejat⁹²	worthy of respect⁹² to the eyes⁹¹ (of men)
Mananghâ⁹³;	on account of good thoughts (i.e. by reason of having been performed through righteousness)

raochåo⁹⁴	The stars⁹⁴
khvêñg⁹⁵	the sun⁹⁵
asnãm⁹⁶ ukhshâ⁹⁷	the informer of the rising of the day⁹⁷ (i.e. twilight at dawn)
aêurush⁹⁸ ,	(all these) revolve round⁹⁸
khshmâkâi⁹⁹ ashâ¹⁰⁰ vahmâi¹	to sing Thy⁹⁹ hymns of praise¹.
Mazdâ² Ahurâ³.	O Holy¹⁰⁰ Ahura³ Mazda²

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	As long as¹⁰I can¹² wield the power¹³ through righteousness¹¹
at⁴ vê⁵ staotâ⁶ aojâi⁷	so long I will be k nown⁷ as the singer of Thy⁵ hymns of praise⁶
Mazdâ⁸ anghâchâ⁹	O Ahura Mazda⁸as I had been before⁹
ýavat¹⁰ ashâ¹¹ tavâchâ¹² isâichâ¹³	see top

dâtâ¹⁴	The Creator¹⁴
anghêush¹⁵	of the world,¹⁵ ( Ahura Mazda)
aredat¹⁶	fulfills¹⁶
Vohû¹⁷ Mananghâ¹⁸; haithyâvareshtãm¹⁹	^{see bottom}
hyat²⁰ vasnâ²¹ ferashôtemem²²!	the wish²¹ most progressive²⁰
	of the doers of righteous deeds¹⁹ through good¹⁷ thoughts¹⁸.

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Speñtâ⁵ Mainyû⁶	Through Spenta⁵ Mainyu⁶ (i.e. Beneficent Spirit),
vahishtâchâ⁷ mananghâ⁸ hachâ⁹ ashât¹⁰ shyaothanâchâ¹¹vachanghâchâ¹²,	owing to best⁷ thought⁸, word¹² and deed¹¹ (inspired\) through righteousness¹⁰
ahmâi¹³ dãn¹⁴ Haurvâtâ¹⁵	(the Creator) Ahura²⁰ Mazda¹⁷ doth give¹⁴ unto us¹³ happiness¹⁵ (of this world)
Ameretâtâ¹⁶ Mazdåo¹⁷	and immortality¹⁶ (of the world beyond) (i.e. heaven)
khshathrâ¹⁸ ârmaitî¹⁹Ahurô²⁰	prosperity¹⁸ and perfect mindedness¹⁹
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

kat-môi-urvãm hâitîm ýazamaide.
speñtâ-mainyûm gâthãm ashaonîm ashahe ratûm ýazamaide,
speñtâ-mainyêush gâthayå hañdâtâ ýazamaide.

yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

Chapter 16 - Yasna 51

Nemô¹ vê² Gâthåo³ ashaonîsh⁴!	Homage¹ (be) unto you², O Holy⁴ Gathas³!
1. Vohû⁵ khshathrem⁶	Good⁵ kingdom⁶
vairîm⁷	(which is) worthy-to-be- desired⁷
bâgem⁸ aibî-bairishtem⁹	and most helpful (help- giving⁹) spreads¹³ wealth⁸ prosperity happiness etc
vîdîshemnâish¹⁰ îzhâchît¹¹ ashâ¹²	( amongst the people of the world)¹¹ owing to righteousness¹² and owing to pious¹⁰ deeds¹⁴
antarê-charaitî¹³shyaothanâish¹⁴	see above

Mazdâ¹⁵	O Ahura Mazda¹⁵!
vahishtem¹⁶ tat¹⁷ nê¹⁸	that¹⁷ which is the best¹⁶ for us¹⁸.
nûchit¹⁹ vareshânê²⁰	let me accomplish²⁰ now¹⁹
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

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Tâ²¹-vê²²Mazdâ²³	O Ahura Mazda^23,25,
paourvîm²⁴ Ahurâ²⁵ ashâi²⁶ ýechâ²⁷	For righteousness²⁶, I regard²⁷
taibyâchâ²⁸ ârmaitê²⁹,	Thee and²⁸ Armaiti²⁹ most supreme.
dôishâ³⁰-môi³¹	Do thou grant³⁰ unto me³¹, (O Ahura Mazda!)
ishtôish³² khshathrem³³;	the possession³³ of ( my) wish³².

khshmâkem³⁴ Vohû³⁵ Mananghâ³⁶	For our³⁴ adoration ( or prayer)³⁷ ( done for Thee) with good³⁵ thought³⁶.
vahmâi³⁷ dâidî³⁸ savanghô³⁹.	do Thou grant³⁸ the acquisition³³ of ( its) advantages³⁹

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â-vê⁴⁰ gêushâ⁴¹ hêmyañtû⁴²,	see bottom
ýôi⁴³ vê⁴⁴	Those who⁴³ consider Thee⁴⁴
shyaothanâish⁴⁵	with (their) deeds⁴⁵,
sâreñtê⁴⁶,	as the Lord⁴⁶,
Ahurô⁴⁷	O Ahura Mazda⁴⁷!
ashâ⁴⁸ hizvå⁴⁹	with ( their) tongue⁴⁹ and righteousness⁴⁸ (i.e. with truthful utterances)
ukhdhâish⁵⁰	and prayer⁵⁰
vanghêush⁵¹ mananghô⁵²,	of good⁵¹ thought⁵² (i.e. performed with sincere conscience)
ýaêshãm⁵³ tû⁵⁴ pouruyô⁵⁵	(and) whose⁵³ foremost⁵⁵
Mazdâ⁵⁶ fradakhshtâ⁵⁷ apî⁵⁸.	guide⁵⁷ O Ahura Mazda⁵⁶ Thou art⁵⁸
	will ( eventually) merge⁴² in Thee⁴⁰ on account of (their) renown⁴¹.

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Kuthrâ⁴⁵⁹ ârôish⁴⁶⁰ â fseratush⁶¹,	Where⁵⁹ ( is) the chieftainship⁶¹ of Goodness⁶⁰?
	(i.e. where does one get its reward by performing goodness?)
	(Reply - in the world beyond, assuredly).
Kuthrâ⁶² merezhdikâ⁶³ akhshtat⁶⁴;	Where⁶² is⁶⁴ the pardon⁶³?
	(and what deeds one should perform in order to get pardon for the sin?)
	(Reply - by rendering service to humanity and by performing benevolent deeds).
Kuthrâ⁶⁵ ýasô⁶⁶ khvyên⁶⁷ ashem⁶⁸, Kû⁶⁹ Speñtâ⁷⁰ ârmaitish⁷¹;	Where⁶⁵ shall there be the attainment^66,67 of righteousness⁶⁸
	(and) where⁶⁹ ( shall be found) beneficent⁷⁰. Perfect mentality⁷¹ (or humility)
	(i.e. which person has these virtues?)
	(Reply - the person w ho hates falsehood and pride)
kuthrâ⁷² manô⁷³ Vahishtem⁷⁴,	In what⁷⁷ ( is) the best⁷⁴ thought⁷³?
kuthrâ⁷² manô⁷³ Vahishtem⁷⁴,	(Reply - in not wishing ill of anyone.)
Kuthrâ⁷⁵ thwâ⁷⁶ khshathr⁷⁷ Mazdâo⁷⁸.	Where⁷⁵ (is) Thy⁷⁶ Sovereignty⁴⁷⁷ (or authority), O Ahura Mazda⁷⁸?
Kuthrâ⁷⁵ thwâ⁷⁶ khshathr⁷⁷ Mazdâo⁷⁸.	(Reply - n the entire world).

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vîspâ⁷⁹-tâ⁸⁰ peresãs⁸¹,	(The diligent man is) questioning⁸¹ all⁷⁹ these⁸⁰ ( matters),
ýathâ⁸²	so that⁸²
ashât⁸³	through righteousness⁸³.
hachâ⁸⁴ gãm⁸⁵ vîdat⁸⁶	he may render⁸⁶ the world⁸⁵ prosperous⁸⁶
vâstryô⁸⁷ shyaothanâish⁸⁸ ereshvô⁸⁹	The diligent⁸⁷ ( man) (is the one) (who is) righteous⁸⁹ through his ( good) deeds⁸⁸
hãs⁹⁰ hu-khratush⁹¹ nemanghâ⁹²;	and the man possessing good wisdom⁹¹ through humility⁹²

	(Moreover the above mentioned person)
	(being) able⁹⁷ and righteous⁹⁸
ýê⁹³ dâthaêibyô⁹⁴ eresh⁹⁵-ratûm⁹⁶	looks upon the righteous⁹⁵ leader⁹⁶ according to just law⁹⁴ with reverence⁹⁹.
khshayãs⁹⁷ ashivåo⁹⁸ chistâ⁹⁹.	see above

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ýê¹⁰⁰ vahyô¹ vanghêush² dazdê³	see below
ýaschâ⁴ hôi⁵ vârâi⁶	Whoso⁴ in order to propitiate⁶
râdat⁷, Ahurô⁸	(Ahura⁸ Mazda¹⁰) worships⁷ (Him) with libations⁷,
khshathrâ⁹ Mazdåo¹⁰,	Ahura⁸ Mazda¹⁰, by means of His omnipotence⁹,
at¹¹ ahmâi¹²	unto that ( person)¹², Ahura⁸ Mazda¹⁰,
	grants³ better¹ than good² (i.e. He does better for him).

akât¹³ ashyô¹⁴, ýê¹⁵ hôi¹⁶ nôit¹⁷ vîdâitî¹⁸	Moreover whoso¹⁵ does not¹⁷ perform His¹⁶ worship¹⁸, unto that ( person)¹⁶ ( will) verily¹¹ ( be) worse¹⁴ than bad¹³
apêmê¹⁹ anghêush²⁰ urvaêsê²¹.	at the final¹⁹ end²¹ of the world²⁰ (i.e. he will have to suffer very much eventually).

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Dâidî²²-môi²³	see below
ýê²⁴	Who²⁴ has
gãm²⁵ tashô²⁶	created²⁶ cattle²⁵
apaschâ²⁷ urvaråoschâ²⁸	waters²⁷ and plants²⁸
	grant thou unto me²³
Ameretâtâ²⁹ Haurvâtâ³⁰	health of the body³⁰ and immortality²⁹(i.e. happiness of heaven),
Spênishtâ³¹ Mainyû³²	O most beneficent³¹ spirit³²
Mazdâ³³	Ahura Mazda!³³
tevîshî³⁴ utayûitî³⁵	(grant thou unto me) strength³⁴, power³⁵,
mananghâ³⁶ vohû³⁷ sêñnghê³⁸.	and religious teaching³⁸ on account of (my) good²⁷ thought²⁶.

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At³⁹ zî⁴⁰ tôi⁴¹ vakhshyâ⁴²	I will indeed⁴⁰ announce⁴² Thy⁴¹ (mathra) ( amongst the people)
Mazdâ⁴³,	O Ahura Mazda⁴³ ;
vîdushê⁴⁴ zî⁴⁵-nâ⁴⁶ mruyât⁴⁷,	because⁴⁵ ( the religious minded) man⁴⁶ should declare⁴⁷ to the wise man⁴⁴
hyat⁴⁸ akôyâ⁴⁹dregvâitê⁵⁰,	(that) ( eventually there is) punishment⁴⁹ ( for the wicked)
ushtâ⁵¹	and happiness⁵¹.(for him there is in store)
ýê⁵² ashem⁵³ dâdrê⁵⁴;	whoso⁵² supports⁵⁴ righteousness⁵³,

hvô⁵⁵ zî⁵⁶ mãthrâ⁵⁷	(Moreover) the excellences of the mathra⁵⁷
shyâtô⁵⁸	^{see below}
ýê⁵⁹ vîdushê⁶⁰ mravaitî⁶¹.	whoso⁵⁹ expounds⁶¹ to wise sagacious man⁶⁰
	he himself⁵⁵ is indeed⁵⁶ joyous⁵⁸.

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ýãm⁶² khshnûtem⁶³	see below
rânôibyâ⁶⁴ dåo⁶⁵	Unto these two opposing parties⁶⁴ ( the righteous and the wicked)
thwâ⁶⁶ âthrâ⁶⁷ sukhrâ⁶⁸	through Thy⁶⁶ blazing⁶⁸ fire⁶⁷
Mazdâ⁶⁹,	O Ahura Mazda⁶⁹
ayanghâ⁷⁰ khshustâ⁷¹	and molten⁷¹ metal⁷⁰
	thou dost bring into recognition^63,65
aibî⁷² ahvâhû⁷³ dakhshtem⁷⁴ dâvôi⁷⁵	on ( their matters of good and evil) and by manifesting⁷⁵ its evidence⁷⁴.
râshayenghê⁷⁶ dregvañtem⁷⁷	Thou dost punish⁷⁶ the wicked⁷⁷
savayô⁷⁸ ashavanem⁷⁹.	and Thou dost grant happiness⁷⁸ to the righteous⁷⁹, in both the worlds⁷³

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At⁸⁰ ýê⁸¹ mâ⁸²-nâ⁸³	The man⁸³ who⁸¹ seeks to harm⁸⁴ me⁸²
marekhshaitê⁸⁴ anyâthâ⁸⁵ ahmât⁸⁶	(by following) contrary⁸⁵ to the ( law of righteousness)⁸⁴
Mazdâ⁸⁷,	O Ahura Mazda
hvô⁸⁸	is himself⁸⁸
dâmôish⁸⁹ drûjô⁹⁰ hunush⁹¹,	the child⁹¹ of the creation⁸⁹ of the Druj⁹⁰.

tâ⁹² duzhdåo⁹³ ýôi⁹⁴ heñtî⁹⁵;	Such⁹² (persons) are⁹⁵ of evil understanding⁹³ ( or foolish).

maibyô⁹⁶ zbayâ⁹⁷ ashem⁹⁸	For myself⁹⁶, I praise⁹⁷ righteousness⁹⁸ only (O Ahura Mazda)

vanghuyâ⁹⁹ ashî¹⁰⁰ gat¹ tê².	As ( the reward of) Thy² good blessing⁹⁹ may righteousness¹⁰⁰ accrue¹ ( unto me)!

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Kê³ urvathô⁴ Spitamâi⁵ Zarathushtrâi⁶ nâ⁷ Mazdâ⁸	What³ man⁷ is the true friend⁴ of Spitama⁵ Zarathushtra⁶, O Ahura Mazda!⁸?
Kê⁹ vâ¹⁰ ashâ¹¹ âfrashtâ¹²	Or¹⁰ who⁹ had asked¹² questions ( about the religion) with righteousness¹¹?
Kâ¹³ Speñtâ¹⁴ ârmaitish¹⁵	Through whom¹³ ( can be gained) holy¹⁴ (or beneficent)¹⁴ perfect mentality¹⁵?
Kê¹⁶ vâ¹⁷ Vanghêush¹⁸ Mananghô¹⁹ achistâ²⁰ magâi²¹ ereshvô²².	Or¹⁷ what¹⁶ righteous²² ( man) of good¹⁸ thought¹⁹ ( is) known²⁰ of that Herculean task²¹?
	magâi^{21= herculean task}Presumably this alludes to the time of resurrection and the advent of the 'Saoshyant' , the future benefactor. in another place the phrase 'mazoi magoi occurs in this sense (see yasna 29.11 and Yasna 46.14)
	achistâ^{20 = 'a+chit+ta'} 'chit"=Sanskrit=to know. or What righteous man is aware of that herculean task (or of the advent of the resurrection)?
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Nôit²³tâ²⁴-îm²⁵khshnâush²⁶ vaêpayô²⁷ kevînô²⁸	These two²⁴ (persons), the paederast²⁷ and the irreligious²⁸ indeed²⁵ do not²³ please²⁶
peretô²⁹ zemô³⁰,	on this material³⁰ bridge²⁹ (i.e. in this corporeal world)
Zarathushtrem³¹ Spitâmem³²	Spitama³² Zarathushtra³¹
hyat³³ ahmî³⁴ urûraost³⁵ ashtô³⁶,	who³³has reached the supreme status³⁵ as the prophet³⁶ in this ( world).

	(These two persons)
hyat³⁷ hôi³⁸ îm³⁹charataschâ⁴⁰aodereshchâ⁴¹	indeed³⁹ annoy⁴⁰ ( or oppose by disobeying) Him³⁸ (i.e. the holy prophet)
zôishenû⁴² vâzâ⁴³.	by means of ( their) wicked⁴² strength⁴³ (i.e. by utilizing their strength in a bad way)

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Tâ⁴⁴ dregvatô⁴⁵	(The doctrine) of the wicked (man)⁴⁵
maredaitî⁴⁶	is crushed down⁴⁶(eventually)
daênâ⁴⁷	by the religious doctrine⁴⁷
erezâush⁴⁸	of the righteous ( man)⁴⁸ .
haithîm⁴⁹	indeed⁴⁹ ( or without doubt)⁴⁹

ýehyâ⁵⁰ urvâ⁵¹	Whose⁵⁰ (i.e. wicked mans) soul⁵¹
	wishes⁶⁰ to reach the path⁶¹ of righteousness⁵⁹
khraodaitî⁵²	see below
chinvatô⁵³ peretåo⁵⁴ âkåo⁵⁵	on⁵⁴ the well- known⁵⁵ Chinvat⁵³ Bridge⁵⁴ (i.e. the path of heaven)
	(but he cannot go there) (hence that soul) is very much fretted⁵²
khvâish⁵⁶ shyaothanâish⁵⁷	by means of his own⁵⁶ acts⁵⁷
hizvaschâ⁵⁸	and by means of his own⁵⁸ tongue (i.e. abuses)⁵⁸.
ashahyâ⁵⁹ nãsvåo⁶⁰ pathô⁶¹.	see above

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	Word by word translation not available
nôit⁶² urvâthâ⁶³ Karapanô⁶⁵vâstrât⁶⁶ arêm⁶⁷; gavôi⁶⁸ ârôish⁶⁹ âsêñdâ⁷⁰ khvâish⁷¹ shyaothanâishchâ⁷² sêñghâishchâ⁷³; ýê⁷⁴-îsh⁷⁵ sêñghô⁷⁶ apêmem⁷⁷ drûjô⁷⁸ demânê⁷⁹ âdât⁸⁰.	"Friendship with gift or any good act whatsoever cannot be achieved by the Karapans they in their deed or in their teachings do not teach to take care of the cattle. Owing to their such method ultimately they will go into the abode of the Druj." Translated by Darmesteter
	urvâthâ^{63 = friendship}dâtôibyaschâ^{64 = gifts} vâstrât^{66 = work, industry}ârôish^{69= sufficiently} âsêñdâ^{70 = to teach or to prosper}

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Hyat⁸¹ mîzhdem⁸² Zarathushtrô⁸³	That⁹³ reward⁸² which⁸¹ ( the prophet) Zarathushtra^{83 ,}
magavabyô⁸⁴	for the Magavans⁸⁴ (i.e. truthful religious men)
chôisht⁸⁵	has fixed⁸⁵ ( or has decided to grant)⁸⁵
parâ⁸⁶	from the very first⁸⁶
	will be awarded⁹⁹
garô⁸⁷ demânê⁸⁸Ahurô⁸⁹ Mazdå⁹⁰ jasat⁹¹ pouruyô⁹² tâ⁹³	see bottom
vê⁹⁴	to you⁹⁴. ( O Mazda worshipping Zoroastrians!)
Vohû⁹⁵ Mananghâ⁹⁶ ashâichâ⁹⁷ savâish⁹⁸	( too) with blessing⁹⁸ on account of ( your) good⁹⁵ thought⁹⁶ and righteousness⁹⁷
chivîshî⁹⁹.	see above
	Explanation : (That reward i.e. Garothman⁸⁷ Heaven⁸⁸) ( which) Ahura Mazda^89,90 entered⁹¹ first of all⁹² is Gartothman^87,88.

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	word- by word translation not available
Tãm¹⁰⁰ Kavâ¹ Vîshtâspô² khshathrâ⁴ nãsat⁵ vanghêush⁶ padebîsh⁷ mananghô⁸ ýãm⁹ chistîm¹⁰ ashâ¹¹ mañtâ¹² Speñtô¹³ Mazdåo¹⁴ Ahurô¹⁵ athâ¹⁶-nê¹⁷ sazdyâi¹⁸ ushtâ¹⁹.	"King Vishtashpa by means of his virtuous conduct has realized the wisdom of good conscience in just sovereignty (i.e. by having good conscience whatever benefits may accrue) He is a wise and benevolent sovereign he will do good to us." Translation of Darmesteter. Ervad Kanga says "I have not understood the meaning of this verse clearly."
	magahyâ³ Herculean undertaking ; nãsat⁵ nas = sanskrit = 'nash' = to reach to attain ; padebîsh⁷ "chant, poetic measure" "conduct" ; mañtâ¹² 'man' = sanskrit = 'man' ; sazdyâi¹⁸ = 'sangh + dyai' ; Sangh = sanskrit = shas = to teach & also to learn
	Speñtô¹³ Mazdåo¹⁴ Ahurô¹⁵ = These words Darmesteter has applied to Vîshtâspô²(king Vishtaspa) and has translated as " the wise and benevolent sovereign"

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Berekhdhãm²⁰ môi²¹ Ferashaoshtrô²² Hvô-gvô²³ daêdôisht²⁴	Fereshaoshtra²², the descendant of Hvogva²³ family, has shown²⁴ me²¹
kehrpêm²⁵	precious his daughter²⁵.

daênayâi²⁶ vanghuyâi²⁷	For the propagation of the good²⁷ ( Mazda worshipping) religion,
ýãm²⁸ hôi²⁹ ishyãm³⁰ dâtû³¹	see below
khshayãs³² Mazdå³³ Ahurô³⁴	it would be better if the almighty³² Ahura³⁴ Mazda³³
	may grant ( me) his²⁹ (Frashaoshtras²²) beloved³⁰ ( daughter)
ashahyâ³⁵ âzhdyâi³⁶ gerezdîm³⁷.	For gaining³⁶ righteousness³⁵ ( O Mazda-worshippers) you acknowledge her with respect³⁷.

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tãm³⁸ chistîm³⁹Dê-Jâmâspô⁴⁰ Hvô-gvô⁴¹	Jamaspa⁴⁰ the wise of the family of hvogva⁴¹
ishtôish⁴² khvarenåo⁴³ ashâ⁴⁴ vereñtê⁴⁵, tat⁴⁶ khshathrem⁴⁷	desires⁴⁵ wisdom (i.e. sufficient) glory⁴³, sovereignty⁴⁷ ( acquired through) trighteousness⁴⁴
mananghô⁴⁸ vangheush⁴⁹ vîdô⁵⁰;	and possession⁵⁰ of good⁴⁹ thought⁴⁸
mananghô⁴⁸ vangheush⁴⁹ vîdô⁵⁰;	( i.e. he so desires that these four objects may be accrued to him.) In accord with his wish⁴²

tat⁵¹ môi⁵² dâidî⁵³ Ahurâ⁵⁴ hyat⁵⁵ Mazdâ⁵⁶	O Ahura⁵⁴ Mazda⁵⁶ grant Thou⁵³ unto me⁵² that⁵¹
rapên⁵⁷ tavâ⁵⁸.	which⁵⁵ (may be) delight giving⁵⁷ (or joy-giving⁵⁷) to thee⁵⁸

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	Prophet Zarathushtra says :
Hvô⁵⁹ tat⁶⁰ nâ⁶¹	see bottom
Maidyôi-måonghâ⁶² Spitamâ⁶³	O Maidyo- maongha⁶², descendant of Spitamo⁶³
ahmâi⁶⁴ dazdê⁶⁵,	see bottom
daênayâ⁶⁶ vaêdemnô⁶⁷, ýê⁶⁸	who⁶⁸ having educated through the religions (i.e. by becoming a scholar in the lore of the Religion)
ahûm⁶⁹ ishasãs⁷⁰aibî⁷¹,	and having displayed his love⁷⁰for the people of the world⁶⁹
Mazdå⁷² dâtâ⁷³ mraot⁷⁴,	see below
gayehyâ⁷⁵ shyaothanâish⁷⁶ vahyô⁷⁷.	and having become more virtuous⁷⁷ through the acts⁷⁶ of his life⁷⁵,
	announces⁷⁴ the laws⁷³ of Ahura Mazda⁷²
	that man⁶¹ himself⁵⁹ is regarded devoted⁶⁵ to us⁶⁴ ( or dedicated) (i.e. considered as belonging to our side and co-operating in our work.)

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tat⁷⁸ vê⁷⁹-nê⁸⁰ hazaoshåonghô⁸¹
vîspåonghô⁸² daidyâi⁸³ savô⁸⁴	Grant⁸³ us⁸² happiness⁸⁴ ( or prosperity)
	you all holy immortals of one will⁸¹ (i.e. working with sincerity for the prosperity of the world)
ashem⁸⁵	on account of our righteousness⁸⁵
vohû⁸⁶ mananghâ⁸⁷	good⁸⁶ thought⁸⁷
ukhdhâ⁸⁸	and homage⁸⁸
ýâish⁸⁹	whereby⁸⁹
ârmaitish⁹⁰,	perfect-mindedness⁹⁰ is a ccrued

ýazemnåonghô⁹¹ nemanghâ⁹²	(May we be) the worshippers of him with humility⁹².
Mazdåo⁹³ rafedhrem⁹⁴ chagedô⁹⁵.	and the seekers⁹⁵ with eagerness⁹⁵ of the joy⁹⁴ of Ahura Mazda⁹³.

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ârmatôish⁹⁶ nâ⁹⁷	The man⁹⁷ of perfect mindedness⁹⁶
speñtô⁹⁸ hvô⁹⁹	himself ( is) bountiful⁹⁸
chistî¹⁰⁰	through his wisdom¹⁰⁰
ukhdhâish¹	(good) utterances¹
shyaothanâ²,	and ( good) action²
daênâ³	Through his religiousness³
	doth Ahura¹¹ Mazda⁹ bestow¹⁰(him)
ashem⁴ spênvat⁵,	happiness⁵ givin g righteousness⁴
Vohû⁶ khshathrem⁷ mananghâ⁸	and through (his) good⁶ thought⁸ sovereignty⁷.
Mazdåo⁹ dadât¹⁰ Ahurô¹¹,	see above

têm¹² vanguhîm¹³ ýâsâ¹⁴ ashîm¹⁵.	This¹² divine¹³ blessing¹⁵ I pray¹⁴ for (from Ahura Mazda)
	( i.e. I so wish that I too may get path of good fortune and authority)

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Yehyâ¹⁶ môi¹⁷	(Among those)
ashât¹⁸ hachâ¹⁹ vahishtem²⁰ ýesnê²¹ paitî²²,	the best²⁰ in performing²² Yasna²¹with¹⁹ righteousness¹⁸
vaêdâ²³ Mazdåo²⁴ Ahurô²⁵	(whom) Ahura Mazda^24,25 has known²³
ýôi²⁶ åongharechâ²⁷ heñtichâ²⁸	(Among those) who²⁶ have been²⁷ and who are²⁸
tã²⁹ ýazâi³⁰ k hvâish³¹	I worship³⁰ such (persons)²⁹
nâmênîsh³², pairichâ³³	with their own³¹ names³²
jasâi³⁴ vañtâ³⁵!	and I may reach³⁴ ( them) with sincere love³⁵.

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Vohû⁵ khshathrem⁶	Good⁵ kingdom⁶
vairîm⁷	( which is) worthy-to- be- desired⁷
bâgem⁸ aibî-bairishtem⁹	and most helpful (help- giving⁹) spreads¹³ wealth⁸ prosperity happiness etc
vîdîshemnâish¹⁰ îzhâchît¹¹ ashâ¹²	( amongst the people of the world)¹¹ owing to righteousness¹² and owing to pious¹⁰ deeds¹⁴
antarê-charaitî¹³ shyaothanâish¹⁴	see above

Mazdâ¹⁵	O Ahura Mazda¹⁵!
vahishtem¹⁶ tat¹⁷ nê¹⁸	that¹⁷ which is the best¹⁶ for us¹⁸.
nûchit¹⁹ vareshânê²⁰	let me accomplish²⁰ now¹⁹
{the stanza should be repeated twice)

ashem vohû ... (3).

vohu-khshathrãm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.	We revere³ the Ha ( or chapter) (named) Vohu-khshathra¹
Vohu Khshathrãm⁴ Gâthãm⁵ ashaonîm⁶ashahe⁷ ratûm⁸ ýazamaide⁹,	We revere⁹ the holy⁶ Vohu- khshathra⁴ Gatha⁵(which is) the Lord⁸ of righteousness⁷
Vohu-Khshathrayåo¹⁰ Gâthayåo¹¹ hañdâtâ¹² ýazamaide¹³.	we revere¹³ the prayer¹² of Vohu-khshathra¹⁰ Gatha


yenghe¹ hãtãm²	Among living beings² who¹
ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶	(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴
Mazdão Ahurõ⁷	of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)
vaethã⁸	is aware⁸
ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰	on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹
yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³	- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³
yazamaide.¹⁴	do we revere.¹⁴
	# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hã 18 and Yasna Hã 27.

(To be recited in Baz) Ahurmazda Khodae, awazune mardum, mardum sardagan hama sardagan hambayaste vehan, oem behedin Mazdayasnan neki rasanad; aedun bad (to be recited loudly)

ýathâ ahû vairyô ..

Yasnemcha¹ vahmemcha² aojascha³ zaverecha⁴ afrinami⁵,	I praise⁵ the worship¹ glory² strength³ an vigour⁴(of all those)
Ahurahe⁶ Mazdao⁶ raevato⁷ khvarenanguhato⁸,	of Ahura Mazda⁶ (the creator) wealth bestowing⁷ (and) glorious⁸
Ameshanam⁹ Spentanam⁹,	of the amesha⁹ spentas⁹ ( bountiful Immortals)
Gathabyo¹⁰spentabyo¹¹ ratu-khshathrabyo¹² ashaonibyo¹³,	amongst the bountiful¹¹ gatha¹⁰ ( which are) the lords of truth¹² ( and) holy¹³
Ahunavaityao¹⁴ Gathayao¹⁵,	of ahunavad¹⁴ gatha¹⁵
Ushtavaityao¹⁶Gathayao¹⁷,	of ushtavad¹⁶ gatha¹⁷
Spenta¹⁸ Mainyeush¹⁸Gathayao¹⁹,	of spentomad¹⁸ gatha¹⁹ ,
Vohu-kshathrayao²⁰Gathayao²¹,	of vohu-kshthtra²⁰ gatha²¹
Vahishtoishtoish²²Gathayao²³,	of vahishtosht²² gatha²³
ashaunam²⁴ Fravashinam²⁵ ughranam²⁶	and of the powerful²⁶ and triumphant²⁷ fravashis²⁵
aiwithuranam²⁷.	of the righteous men²⁷
Paoiryo-tkaeshanam²⁸ Fravashinam²⁹,	of the fravashis²⁹ of poryotkaeshas²⁸
naha³⁰ nazdishtanam³⁰ Fravashinam³¹,	and of the fravashis³¹ of nabanazdishta³⁰ (i.e. of the next of kith and kin)

ashem vohû (1)
Ahmai Raescha
Hazangrem
jasa me
Kerfeh Mozd

Chapter 17 - Yasna 53

Homage¹ (be) unto you² O Holy⁴ Gatha³!

Vahishtâ⁵ îshtish⁶

The¹ best⁵ wish⁶ of

srâvî⁷

'sravi' passive third person of root 'sru' = sanskrit shru = to hear For the explanation of the word sravi see avesta grammar page 254

Zarathushtrahê⁸ Spitâmahyâ⁹

Spitama⁹ Zarathushtrish⁸

has been fulfilled⁷

ýezî¹⁰ hôi¹¹ dât¹² âyaptâ¹³,

when¹⁰ (the creator)^16-17 gave¹² him¹¹ two gifts¹³

ashât¹⁴hacâ¹⁵

on account of his righteousness^14-15

Ahurô¹⁶ Mazdå¹⁷

Ahura¹⁶ Mazda¹⁷

ýavôi¹⁸vîspâi¹⁹ â hvanghevîm²⁰

(viz.) (1.) Good life²⁰ (i.e. happiness of heaven) for all eternity^18-19 and

'hvanghevim' = hu + anghu + ya + n = happy life

ýaêchâ²¹ hôi²² daben²³ sashkeñcâ²⁴

(2.) ( those) who were²¹ (first) tormenting²³ him²² were wishing earnestly to learn²⁴

'daben' -root 'dab' = Vedic 'dabh' = to torment. to hurt

daênayå²⁵ vanghuyåo²⁶ ukhdhâ²⁷shyaothanâcâ²⁸

the teachings²⁷ and the acts²⁸ of his good²⁶ religion²⁵

(This verse to be recited twice) (2).

sashkeñcâ²⁴root 'sach' = to learn; by adding 'sha' it becomes 'sach+sha' by altering 'ch' and 'sh' and adding the imperfect tense third person plural termination it becomes 'sashken'= 'wished to learn' : also "teaching" (Darmesteter)

If the meaning "disciples" (Justi and Mills) is accepted then it can be translated as under

"Through the teachings and acts of the good religion (i.e. by their acting according to the sacred hymns of the good religion and good deed) they become the disciples of the Religion."

Atchâ²⁹ hôi³⁰

Now²⁹ when they are anxious

schañtû³¹

'sachantu' (root 'sach'): 'to teach' and 'to learn'. appears to be used in both senses in this verse

mananghâ³²ukhdhâish³³ shyaothanâishcâ³⁴

with (good) thoughts³² (good) words³³ and (good) deeds³⁴

khshnûm³⁵

'kshnu=khshna' = Persian 'shenakhtan' = to know, to recognise. see Yasna 48.12

Mazdåo³⁶ vahmâi³⁷

for singing the hymns of praise³⁷ of Ahura Mazda³⁶

â fraoret³⁸

by having faith³⁸

on the lore of the religion³⁵

ýasnãschâ³⁹,

and on the worship with rituals³⁹

Kavachâ⁴⁰ Vîshtâspô⁴¹

then Kay⁴⁰ Vishtaspa⁴¹

Zarathushtrish⁴² Spitâmô⁴³

the acceptor of the Religion of Spitama⁴³ Zarathushtra⁴²

Ferashaoshtrascâ⁴⁴,

and Frashaoshtra⁴⁴

dånghô⁴⁵

well-versed in the religion⁴⁵

will teach (or would be better if they teach)³¹

to each one³⁰

erezûsh⁴⁶pathô⁴⁷

the true⁴⁶ paths⁴⁷ (i.e. the paths of righteousness⁴⁶)

'erezu' = sanskrit 'rju' =straight, true

ýãm⁴⁸ daênãm⁴⁹

i.e. the religion⁴⁹

Ahurô⁵⁰ Saoshyañtô⁵¹ dadât⁵².

of the saoshyants⁵¹ which⁴⁸ Ahura Mazda⁵⁰ made⁵²

Têmcâ⁵³

-tû⁵⁴ pourucistâ⁵⁵

O thou⁵⁴ Pouru-chista⁵⁵

The Prophet Zarathushtra had Three sons and Three daughters. Names of the sons 1.-Isat Vastra 2.-Urvatat Vastra 3.-Khorshed-cheher. Names of the daughters 1.-Freni 2.-Thriti 3-Pouri-chista. Amongst them Pouri-chista was the youngest daughter.

haêcat-aspânâ⁵⁶

of the Family of Haechat-aspana⁵⁶

Haechat-aspa⁵⁶ the name of the grandfather of the grandfather of Zarathushtra

Spitâmî⁵⁷

of the descendent of Spitama⁵⁷

Spitama⁵⁷the name of the grandfather of the grandfather of Haechat-aspa⁵⁶

ýezivî⁵⁸ dugedrãm⁵⁹Zarathushtrahê⁶⁰

O thou youngest⁵⁸ amongst the daughter⁵⁹ of Zarathushtra⁶⁰

'dugedram' is genitive plural of 'dughdhar'; root dugh = Sanskrit 'duh' = to milk

ýezivî⁵⁸ (Dr Spiegel) can be translated as 'worthy of adoration'; root "yaz"

the creator Ahura Mazda⁶⁵has fixed⁶⁷ (or has destined) him (i.e. Jamaspa, brother of frashoashtra)

vanghêush⁶¹ paityâstêm⁶²mananghô⁶³ ashahyâ⁶⁴

who is devoted⁶² to good⁶¹ thoughts⁶³ and righteousness⁶⁴

paityâstêm⁶²= chieftain Compare sanskrit "pati" = lord. master, husband

Mazdåscâ⁶⁵

taibyô⁶⁶

for thee⁶⁶

dât⁶⁷

sarem⁶⁸

as the husband⁶⁸

vanghêush⁶¹ paityâstêm⁶²mananghô⁶³ ashahyâ⁶⁴ these words have occurred as the epithet of 'sarem' = husband

athâ⁶⁹

therefore now⁶⁹

hêm ferashvâ⁷⁰

do thou keep on conversing⁷⁰

(with him⁵³)

hêm ferashvâ⁷⁰= later avesta 'ham -peresanghuha' : root 'hampares' = Sanskrit "sam-prachchh"

thwâ⁷¹ khrathwâ⁷²spênishtâ⁷³

and through thy⁷¹ holiest⁷³ (or most bountiful) wisdom⁷²

ârmatôish⁷⁴

of perfect mindedness⁷⁴

hudânvareshvâ⁷⁵.

do thou work with good prudence⁷⁵.

hudânvareshvâ⁷⁵ = 'Hudanu' = of good wisdom and Vareshwa (varez + hwa = vareshwa) root 'varez' = to work see Avesta Grammar page 255-256

Pouru-chista replies

Têm⁷⁶ zî⁷⁷

Indeed⁷⁷ I will love⁸⁰ him⁷⁶ (i.e. my destined husband)

vê⁷⁸ speredânî⁷⁹ varânî⁸⁰,

and I will vie⁷⁹ with him more⁷⁸ (in my love with him)

(i.e. I will try to show him more love than my husband he will show his love for me)

Pouru-chista advises her friends as under

ýâ⁸¹ fedhrôi⁸² vîdât⁸³

The daughter who⁸¹ will remain faithful⁸³ to her father⁸²,

paithyaêchâ⁸⁴

to her husband

vâstryaêibyô⁸⁵

to her men⁸⁵

atchâ⁸⁶ khvaêtaovê⁸⁷

as well as⁸⁶ her kinsman⁸⁷

ashâunî⁸⁸ ashavabyô⁸⁹,

(and) to righteous⁸⁹ men⁸⁸

mananghô⁹⁰vanghêush⁹¹,

her wish⁹⁶ of good⁹¹ thought⁹⁰

k hvênvat⁹²

hanghush⁹³ mê⁹⁴ bê-et⁹⁵ ush⁹⁶,

will be fully⁹³ fulfilled⁹⁵

Mazdåo⁹⁷

and the creator Ahura⁹⁹ Mazda⁹⁷

dadât⁹⁸ Ahurô⁹⁹ daênayâi¹⁰⁰ vanghuyâi¹

for her good conscience¹⁰⁰ will grant⁹⁸ her

Garothman⁹² (heaven⁹²⁾

ýavôi² vîspâi³ â⁴.

for all eternity^2,3,4.

Prophet Zarathushtra says:

sâkhvênî⁵

vazyamnâbyô⁶ kainibyô⁷

To maidens⁷ marrying⁶

mraomî⁸

khshmaibyâchâ⁹

and to you⁹

(bridegroom uniting in marriage)

vademnô¹⁰

I who am the giver of command or encouragement to get married¹⁰

speak⁸ the word of admonition⁵ as under:

mêñchâ¹¹-î¹² mãzdazdûm¹³

Do you bear in mind¹³ these utterances¹² of mine¹¹

(The words of admonition of Holy Zarathushtra)

vaêdôdûm¹⁴ daênâbîsh¹⁵ abyastâ¹⁶

Being educated¹⁶ through the religious minded persons¹⁵ strive to secure¹⁴

ahûm¹⁷ ýê¹⁸ vanghêush¹⁹ mananghô²⁰

the life¹⁷ of good¹⁹ thought²⁰

ashâ²¹

and with righteousness²¹ (or with a sincere heart)

vê²² anyô²³ ainîm²⁴ vîvêñghatû²⁵

keep on loving²⁵ each²³ other²⁴ amongst you²²

tat²⁶ zî²⁷ hôi²⁸

thereby²⁶ indeed²⁷ domestic life of each one²⁸

hushênem²⁹ anghat³⁰.

may be³⁰ happy²⁹

Ithâ³¹ î³² haithyâ³³ narô³⁴ athâ³⁵

But³¹, O men³⁴ and maids³⁶!

jênayô³⁶ drûjô³⁷ hachâ³⁸ râthemô³⁹ ýême⁴⁰ spashuthâ⁴¹ frâidîm⁴²

do you seal⁴¹ the path³⁹ of the Druj³⁷ (i.e. falsehood) (and its) advancement⁴² manifestly³³ (or openly)

drûjô⁴³ âyesê⁴⁴ hôitha⁴⁵ tanvô⁴⁶ parâ⁴⁷,

Do you sever the connection^47,45 of your body⁴⁶ from the worship⁴⁴ of the Druj⁴³.

Vayû⁴⁸-beredubyô⁴⁹dush-khvarethêm⁵⁰ nãsat⁵¹ khvâthrem⁵²

Happiness⁵² having bad luster⁵⁰ (i.e. greatness associated with disrepute and shame) is destructive⁵¹ for men⁴⁹.

dregvôdebyô⁵³ dêjît⁵⁴-aretaêibyô⁵⁵

From truth destroying^54,55 wicked persons⁵³ (O men and women)

anâish⁵⁶ â-manahîm⁵⁷ ahûm⁵⁸ mereñgeduyê⁵⁹.

you pervert⁵⁹ (your) spiritual⁵⁷ life⁵⁸ (i.e. the existence of the Spiritual World

(O men and women!)

atchâ⁶⁰ vê⁶¹ mîzhdem⁶²

You⁶¹ will get⁶³ the reward⁶²

anghat⁶³ ahyâ⁶⁴ magahyâ⁶⁵

of that⁶⁴ great task⁶⁵;

ýavat⁶⁶ âzhush⁶⁷ zarazdishtô⁶⁸

when⁶⁶ your inner⁶⁸ greed⁶⁷ (or wicked lust)

bûnôi⁶⁹hakhtayåo⁷⁰

which is strongly attached⁷⁰ to the bottom⁶⁹ (of the heart)

parachâ⁷¹ mraochãs⁷² aorâchâ⁷³

will be completely⁷³ removed^71,72

ýathrâ⁷⁴ mainyush⁷⁵ dregvatô⁷⁶

and when⁷⁴ wicked⁷⁶ thought⁷⁵

anãsat⁷⁷

will be fully destroyed⁷⁷ (from you)

parâ⁷⁸ ivîzayathâ⁷⁹ magêm⁸⁰têm⁸¹ at⁸² vê⁸³

Therefore for this great adventurous work⁸⁰ gird up your loins⁷⁹ ,

vayôi⁸⁴ anghaitî⁸⁵

Other wise woe woe⁸⁴ thus will be⁸⁵

apêmem⁸⁶ vachô⁸⁷.

your speech⁸⁷ to the end⁸⁶.

Anâish⁸⁸ â

duzh-vareshnanghô⁸⁹ dafshnyâ⁹⁰

May the wicked workers⁸⁹ be defeated⁹⁰!

hêñtû⁹¹ zakhvyâchâ⁹² vîspånghô⁹³khraoseñtãm⁹⁴ upâ⁹⁵;

May they all⁹³ be⁹¹ jeered at with hatred^95,92 and lamenting⁹⁴.

hukhshathrâish⁹⁶

Through good rulers⁹⁶ (i.e. through the ruling persons)

jênerãm⁹⁷ khrûnerãmchâ⁹⁸ râmãmchâ⁹⁹âish¹⁰⁰ dadâtû¹ shyeitibyô² vîzhibyô³

may they suffer¹ misery⁹⁷ and wound⁹⁸! May they be outcast⁹⁹ from the dwellings (of men)² and from the villages (or families)³.

îratû⁴ îsh⁵

(Let the evil-doing person)

dvafshô⁶ hvô⁷

himself⁷ being bound with double fetters⁶ (i.e. chained with fetters in hands and feet)

shake⁴ those⁵

derezâ⁸

fetters⁸

merethyâush⁹ mazishtô¹⁰ moshuchâ¹¹ astû¹².

May the greatest¹⁰ blow of death⁹ come upon him¹² quickly¹¹.

duzhvarenâish¹³

Owing to the persons of false beliefs¹³,

vaêshô¹⁴ râstî¹⁵

tôi¹⁶ narepîsh¹⁷ rajîsh¹⁸,

Thy¹⁶ religious guides¹⁷ devoted¹⁸ (to the Religion)

(O Ahura Mazda) have to suffer¹⁵ calamity¹⁴.

aêshasâ¹⁹

Intentionally¹⁹

dêjît-aretâ²⁰

the destroyers of righteousness²⁰

peshô-tanvô²¹,

became (or are considered as) "tana fur"²¹ (i.e. sinner)²¹

kû²² ashavâ²³ Ahurô²⁴,

Where²² is the righteous²³ Lord²⁴?

ýê²⁵ îsh²⁶ jyâtêush²⁷ hêmithyât²⁸ vasê-itôishchâ;²⁹

Who²⁵ can render destruction of the freedom²⁹ and the life²⁷ of those (Persons)²⁶

(i.e. of men of false beliefs and of the destroyers of righteousness).

tat³⁰ Mazdâ³¹

Surely³⁰ , O Ahura Mazda³¹

tavâ³² khshathrem³³

Thy³² sovereignty³³

ýâ³⁴

is such that³⁴

erezhejyôi³⁵ dâhî³⁶ drigaovê³⁷ vahyô³⁸

Thou bestowest³⁶ goodness³⁸ (i.e. exalted status) upon the right living³⁵ meek person³⁷ (as a reward for his goodness).

(this paragraph to be recited thrice)

Vahishtâ⁵ îshtish⁶

The¹ best⁵ wish⁶ of

srâvî⁷

Zarathushtrahê⁸ Spitâmahyâ⁹

Spitama⁹ Zarathushtrish⁸

has been fulfilled⁷

ýezî¹⁰ hôi¹¹ dât¹² âyaptâ¹³,

when¹⁰ (the creator)^16-17 gave¹² him¹¹ two gifts¹³

ashât¹⁴hacâ¹⁵

on account of his righteousness^14-15

Ahurô¹⁶ Mazdå¹⁷

Ahura¹⁶ Mazda¹⁷

ýavôi¹⁸vîspâi¹⁹ â hvanghevîm²⁰

(viz.) (1.) Good life²⁰ (i.e. happiness of heaven) for all eternity^18-19 and

ýaêchâ²¹ hôi²² daben²³ sashkeñcâ²⁴

(2.) ( those) who were²¹ (first) tormenting²³ him²² were wishing earnestly to learn²⁴

daênayå²⁵ vanghuyåo²⁶ ukhdhâ²⁷shyaothanâcâ²⁸

the teachings²⁷ and the acts²⁸ of his good²⁶ religion²⁵

(This verse to be recited twice) (2).

Ashem Vohu (3)

vahishtôishtîm¹ hâitîm² ýazamaide³.

We revere³ the Ha² (called) Vahishtoisht¹.

vahishtôishtîm⁴ gâthãm⁵ ashaonîm⁶ ashahe⁷ ratûm⁸ ýazamaide⁹,

We revere⁹ the holy⁶ Vahishtoisht⁴ Gatha⁵ (which is) the Lord⁸ of righteousness⁷.

vahishtôishtôish¹⁰ gâthayå¹¹ hañdâtâ¹² ýazamaide¹³.

We revere¹³ the prayer¹² of Vahishtoisht¹⁰ Gatha¹¹

yenghe¹ hãtãm²

Among living beings² who¹

ãat³ yesne⁴ paiti⁵ vanghõ,⁶

(is) better⁶ in acts of worship,⁴

Mazdão Ahurõ⁷

of such Ahura Mazda⁷ (Himself)

vaethã⁸

is aware⁸

ashãt⁹ hachã¹⁰

on account of¹⁰ their holiness⁹

yãonghãmchã¹¹ tãnschã¹² tãoschã¹³

- all such,¹¹ both men¹² and women,¹³

yazamaide.¹⁴

do we revere.¹⁴