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| ýânîm1 manô2 |
Thoughts2 |
| ýânîm3 vacô4 |
words4 |
| ýânîm5 shyaothnem6 |
and deeds6 |
| ashaonô7
zarathushtrahe8 , |
of holy7 Zarathushtra8 |
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(are)
bringing prosperity1 (or are full of inspiration1) |
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ferâ9 ameshâ speńtâ10 |
May12 the Amesha Spentas10 i.e. Bountiful immortals |
| gâthĺ11
gęurvâin12 ! |
accept12 these Gathas11 |
| nemô13 vę14 gâthĺ15
ashaonîsh16 , |
O sacred16 Gathas15 salutations13
be unto you14. |
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| ahyâ17 ýâsâ18 |
I
pray18 at this17 (moment) |
| nemanghâ19 |
In humble adoration19 |
| ustânazastô20 |
with hands uplifted20 |
| rafedhrahyâ21 |
see below
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| manyęush22 |
to the invisible22
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| mazdâ23 pourvîm24
speńtahyâ25 |
(and) bountiful25 Ahura Mazda23,
first of all24.
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rejoicing21 |
| ashâ26 vîspęńg27
shyaothanâ28 vanghęush29 |
all27 righteous26 deeds28 |
| khratűm30 mananghô31 |
(and) the wisdom30 of the good mind31 |
| ýâ32 khshnevîshâ33
. |
so that32 I
may please33 |
| gęushcâ34 urvânem35 |
the soul35 of the universe34. |
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repeated twice) |
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| ýę36 vĺ37 mazdâ38 ahurâ39 |
O omniscient38 Lord39 |
| pairî-jasâi40 |
I would reach near thee40 |
| vohű41 mananghâ41 |
through the good41
mind41 |
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Explanation : By means of the purest thought O
Ahura Mazda I fully
recognize thee |
| maibyô42 dâvôi43 |
Do thou grant43 me42 |
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benefit48 |
| ahvĺo44 |
of both the worlds44 |
| astvatascâ45 hyatcâ46 |
of this the corporeal |
| mananghô47 |
and
(the other) the spiritual |
| âyaptâ48 |
see above
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which may accrue52 |
| ashât
hacâ49 |
through truth49 |
| ýâish50 rapańtô51 |
joy -giving51 |
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daidît52 |
see above
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| hvâthrę53. |
and
happiness53 |
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| ýę54 vĺ55 |
Unto you55 |
| ashâ56 |
Asha (truth)56 |
| ufyânî57 |
see below
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| manascâ58 vohű58 |
and Vohu Manah58 (good mind). |
| apaourvîm59 |
see below
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| mazdămcâ60 ahurem60 |
O Ahura-Mazda.60 |
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I shall weave my hymns of praise57 |
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as never before59 |
| ýaęibyô61 |
by whose grace
(or from whom) |
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(are obtained) |
| khshathremcâ62 akhzhaonvamnem63 |
the
perpetual63 wealth62 (i.e. happiness of heaven) |
| varedaitî64 ârmaitish65 |
and bountiful64 perfect mentality65. |
| â-môi66 |
For my66 |
| rafedhrâi67 |
rejoicing67 |
| zavęńg68
jasatâ69. |
may you come69
towards (my) act of worship68. |
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| ýę70 urvânem71 męń72 gairę73
vohű74 dadę75 |
I shall lead75 my soul71 to Garothaman73 Heaven73 |
| hathrâ76 mananghâ77 |
through the agency76 of the good
mind77. |
| ashîshcâ78 |
being aware80 of the blessings78 |
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shyaothananăm79 vîdush80 mazdĺ81 ahurahyâ81 |
of deeds79 of Ahura Mazda81 |
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(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 |
| aęshę87
ashahyâ88. |
(to abide) by the desire87 of
truth88.. |
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| ashâ89 |
O truth89 |
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equipped with knowledge94 |
| kat90 thwâ91 daresânî92 |
when90 shall I see92 Thee93 |
| manascâ93 vohű93 |
and
Vohu Manah (good mind) |
| vaędemnô94 |
see above
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| gâtűmcâ95 |
and the abode95 |
| ahurâi96
sevîshtâi97 |
of most beneficent97 Ahura96
Mazda96 |
| seraoshem98 |
and Sarosh yazata98 (thy messenger) |
| mazdâi99 anâ100 măthrâ1
mazishtem2 |
Through this Holy spell1 of thine99
we100 |
| vâurôimaidî3
khrafstrâ4 |
(cause) wicked men4 to believe
completely3. |
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hizvâ5. |
by
means of the eloquence of our tongue5 only |
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(to a person) for his piety -
righteousness10 |
| vohű6
gaidî7 |
do thou come7 ( to our help) |
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"ga" = Sanskrit = to come |
| mananghâ8 |
through the good6 mind8 |
| dâidî9 |
and
grant9 (us) long life |
| ashâ- dĺo10 |
see above
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i.e. giver of reward for
pursuing the path of justice and truth |
| daregâyű11
ereshvâish12 |
On account of true12 |
| tű13 ukhdhâish14 |
utterances14 |
| mazdâ15 |
O Ahura Mazda15 |
| zarathushtrâi16
aojôńghvat17 rafenô18 |
immense17
joy18 verily arises unto Zarathushtra16 |
| ahmaibyâcâ19 |
and unto us19 (the disciples), |
| ahurâ20 |
O lord20 bountiful, |
| ýâ21 |
so that21, |
| daibishvatô22 |
of a wicked person22, |
| dvaęshĺ23 |
the evils23 |
| taurvayâmâ24. |
we may overcome24 |
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"Taurv" = Sanskrit = to
overcome, to torment |
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| dâidî25 ashâ26 |
Do thou grant25 (me) O Asha26 |
| tăm27 ashîm28 |
that27 blessing28 |
| vanghęush29 âyaptâ30 mananghô31 |
which is the
profit30 (or the reward) of the good29 mind31 |
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O Armaiti34 |
| dâidî32 tű33 |
grant32 unto |
| ârmaitę34 |
see above
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| vîshtâspâi35 îshem36
maibyâ-châ37 |
Vishtaspa24
and unto me37 the wish36 of the heart |
| dĺostű38
Mazdâ39 khshayâ-châ40 |
O omniscient39 and Ruling40 Lord may thou
be pleased38 |
| ýâ41 |
so that41 |
| vę42 măthrâ43
srevîmâ44 râdĺo45. |
we may hear44 thy42 precious45
(or happiness giving) holy
spell43 |
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"radhangh" = Sanskrit = "Radhas"=
wealth, happiness, favor |
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see "ava mathra" through this
holy spell or sacred hymn. see Yasna 44 stanza 17 Ushtavad Gatha. |
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| vahishtem46 thwâ47 |
see below
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| vahishtâ48
ýęm49 ashâ50 vahishtâ51 |
through the excellent48 Best51 righteousness50 |
| hazaoshem52 ahurem53 |
see below
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hazaosha = "having the same
desire", "of one accord" |
| ýâsâ54 |
do I entreat54 thee47 |
| vâunush55 |
with affection55 |
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the most excellent46 friend52 who is
the Lord53 of the
entire creation |
| narôi56 ferashaoshtrâi57 |
for the hero56 Frashaoshtra57 |
| maibyâcâ58 |
and for myself58 |
| ýaęibyascâ59 ît60 |
upon whom59 |
| rĺnghanghôi61 |
thou
wouldst bestow |
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ra = Sanskrit = to give |
| vîspâi62
ýavę62 vanghęush63 mananghô64. |
(the gifts) of the good63 mind64 eternally62 |
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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 |
| vĺo66 nôit67 |
see below**
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##gifts70 of the the @best74
@ mind72 |
| Ahurâ68
Mazdâ68 |
O Ahura Mazda68 |
| Ashemcâ69 |
Asha69 |
| ýânâish70 |
## see above
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| zaranaęmâ71 |
we will **not67 offend71
**thee66 |
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"zar" = Persian
"azordan" = to give offence, to make sad |
| manascâ72
hyat73 vahishtem74 |
@ see above
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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 vę76
ýôithemâ77dasemę78 |
We who75 have striven eagerly77 in training of your76 |
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"yuthema" "Yut"=
Sanskrit to strive to be eager re-duplicated to "yayat" |
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"daseme = deshana" = Sanskrit
"das=dis"=Sanskrit "dish"= to
teach |
| stűtăm79, |
songs of praise79 |
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(O truth and best mind) |
| ýűzhęm80 zevîshtyĺnghô81
îshô82 |
(you are) the gracious81 friend82 of |
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Gathic form is "zevish"; "zush"=
Sanskrit "jush" = to love; to favor; to strengthen. |
| khshathremcâ83 savanghăm84. |
the advantages84
(derived from you) |
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| at85 ýęńg86 |
Whom86, |
| ashâatcâ87 |
on account of righteousness87, |
| vôistâ88 |
thou hast known88 |
| Vanghęushcâ89 dâthęńg90
mananghô91 erethwęńg92 |
as the true92 creation90 of Vohu89 Manah91, |
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mazdâ93 ahurâ93 |
O Ahura Mazda93, |
| aęibyô94 |
for those94 |
| perenâ95 âpanâish96 |
do thou fulfill95
with perfection96 |
| kâmem97. |
(their) wishes97. |
| at98 vę99
khshmaibyâ100 asűnâ1
vaędâ2 hvaraithyâ3 vaińtyâ4 sravĺo5. |
I have known2 that your99
approved (or victorious)4 sacred verses5 are
full1 of efficacy3. |
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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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| ýę6 âish7 |
By the help of these sacred verses7 |
| ashem8 nipĺnghę9 |
I will keep a watch9
over truth8 |
| manascâ10 vohű11 |
and good11 thoughts10 |
| ýavaętâitę12 |
till the end of my life12 |
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in order to
proclaim18 (amongst people) |
| tvęm13
Mazdâ14 Ahurâ14 |
O Ahura Mazda14 do thou13
(thyself) |
| frô-mâ15 sîshâ16 |
teach16 me15 |
| thwahmât17
vaochanghę18 manyęush19 hachâ20 |
from20 thy17 Divine19 throne, |
| thwâ21
ęeĺonghâ22 |
through thy21 mouth22 |
|
ýâisht23 â anghush24 pouruyô25 bavat26! |
how this world24 first25 came into
being26 |
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(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
|
| manyęush22 mazdâ23 |
see below
|
| pourvîm24 |
first of all24. |
|
speńtahyâ25 |
see below
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rejoicing21 |
| ashâ26 vîspęńg27
shyaothanâ28 vanghęush29 |
all27 righteous26 deeds28 |
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of the invisible22
(and) bountiful25 Ahura Mazda23 |
| khratűm30 mananghô31 |
(and) the wisdom30 of the good mind31 |
| ýâ32 khshnevîshâ33
. |
so that32 I
may please33 |
| gęushcâ34 urvânem35 |
the soul35 of the universe34. |
| {the stanza should be
repeated twice) |
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| ýathâ ahű
vairyô ... (4). |
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| ashem vohű ... (3). |
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| ahyâsăm36 hâitîm37
ýazamaide38. |
We revere Ahya Yasa Ha (i.e. ha called Ahya
Yasa) |
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| yenghe1 hătăm2 |
Among living
beings2 who1 |
|
ăat3
yesne4 paiti5
vanghő,6 |
(is) better6 in acts of
worship,4 |
| Mazdăo Ahurő7 |
of such Ahura Mazda7 (Himself) |
| vaethă8 |
is
aware8 |
|
ashăt9 hachă10 |
on account of10 their holiness9
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| yăonghămchă
11 tănschă12 tăoschă13
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- all such,11 both men12 and women,13
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|
yazamaide.14 |
do we revere.14 |
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# This entire para occurs at the end of Yasna Hă 18 and Yasna Hă
27. |
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