Avesta reader ; texts, notes, glossary and index / by Hans Reichelt.

  • Reichelt, Hans, 1877-1939.
Date:
1911
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    during the whole year' 167, Bdrdjya lit. 'to be welcomed' causing the increase of corn (see Bartholomae Wb. 958) *), in- voked together with Us'ahina and Nnianya, the time from mid- night till sunrise being the time of field-labour on the field of the family (nmana) 166, Savamhay the god of the morning (savah), who makes large cattle to pros- per (see Bartholomae Wb. 1572), invoked together with Havanay and Ylsya, the time from sun- rise till noon being the time of milking the cows and leading- them to the pasture of the vil- lage (vis) 165[, Fradat.fsav 'ma- king small cattle to prosper' in- voked together with Rapi-frwina and Zantuma, the time from noon till the half afternoon being- the time of leading small cattle to the wide pastures of the coun- try (zantav), Fradai.vlra 'ma- king men (or warriors) to pros- per' invoked together with bza- yeirina and Ddfiyuma, the time from the half afternoon till sun- set being the time of war-like training and political manifesta- tion to the interest of the land (daKyav), Fradat.vispqm.hujyd- tay 'furthering all the necessa- ries of comfortable life' invoked together with Aiwisru-drima and Zara&ustro tenia, the time from sunset till midnight being the time of repose for men and the time of watching the fire for the priest (see V. 18. 6, p. 137)]. time gods: Zrvan Akarana 'the boundless time' 160; gods of the years, see Sarada; gods of the months, see Mdhya; gods of the days, see Ayara- gods of the periods of the day, see Asnya. See also Savanhay. Yasmi-ceremony 168 n Yerbhehatqm: one of the three (or four) most sacred prayers 102, 173, 183. See also prayers. Yezd, 102. Yima: (identical with the Vedic Yama) he and his sister (Ved. Yaml) a primeval twin pair, the progeni- I tors of mankind 94 seq., king of *) perhaps a name of the morningstar; according to Bd. 7. 5 coopera- ting with Tiitrya. the golden age 96, 133, 138, 139, his works of mischief, which cau- sed his kingdom to fall 129, 194, 195, god of the dead 96; king of the PeMati&n dvnasty 103, 127; the legends of 129^ 130, 133, 138 seq. Yoista: name of a faithful one of the Fry ana- family 106, legend of 106. Yost (Pahl.), see Yoista. Zahhak (S.), see Azay Dakdka. Zairimyanura, see tortoise. Zairi.varay: son of Aurvataspa and brother of Vistaspa, who killed the monster Humayaka 108. Zam Yazat Yait: the title usually given to the Kayan Yasn 127. zantav, see country. Zantuma: the god (Yazata) of the countries. See Yazata's. Zaotar, see priests. zaodra: 'libation', such as the milk (gdus, gaus hud&, gauSjivya), the juice of the Haoma-plant and of the Hadanaepatd-ip\a.rit (if mixed with the milk called Para-haoma) 168. Zara&uMra: the founder of the Mazda- religion, a priest of the Spitama- family 95, in the Ga&d's as a histo- rical personage 95; his date 95, his native place 176, his family: Pourusaspa father 97, Duydo.vd mother 159; three wifes 204, from the first wife one son (see Isat.- vastra) and three daughters 204, the youngest of the daughters (see Pourucista) married to Jamaspa 204, 205 seq., Hvovl. the third wife, of the -fffoi-a-family 107, 117, 218, 204; his reformation 185: his doc- trine 188 seq., his work of conver- sion and his campaign against the men of false belief 192 seq., his opponents 193 seq., the principle promoters of his doctrine 203 seq.: his'sermons in verse' (Gaud's) 169 seq., 184 seq.; in the younger Avesta as a mythical personage, nearly as a divinity: as Ahu and Ratav of the material world 162, 175, as 'supreme lord' 173, as 'judge' at the time of the last judgement 151, 173, 192, 204; temptation of 137, 168. Zara&uitro.tdma: the god {Yazata),