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INTRODUCTION

ix

TRANSLATIONS.

Preliminary Observations to the Yasts and Sîrôzahs

1

Sîrôzah I

3

Sîrôzah II

13

I.

Ormazd Yast

21

(Bahman Yast)

31

II.

Haptân Yast

35

III.

Ardibehist Yast

41

IV.

Khordâd Yast

48

V.

Âbân Yast

52

VI.

Khôrshêd Yast

85

VII.

Mâh Yast

88

VIII.

Tîr Yast

92

IX.

Gôs Yast

110

X.

Mihir Yast

119

XI.

Srôsh Yast Hâdhôkht

159

XII.

Rashn Yast

168

XIII.

Farvardîn Yast

179

XIV.

Bahrâm Yast

231

XV.

Râm Yast

249

XVI.

Dîn Yast

264

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XVII.

Ashi Yast

270

XVIII.

Âstâd Yast

283

XIX.

Zamyâd Yast

286

XX.

Vanant Yast

310

XXI.

Yast Fragment

311

XXII.

Yast

314

XXIII.

Âfrîn Paighambar Zartûst

324

XXIV.

Vîstâsp Yast

328

Preliminary Observations to the Nyâyis

349

I.

Khôrshêd Nyâyis

349

II.

Mihir Nyâyis

353

III.

Mâh Nyâyis

355

IV.

Âbân Nyâyis

356

V.

Âtas Nyâyis

357

INDEX to the Translations of the Vendîdâd, Sîrôzahs, Yasts, and Nyâyis

363

Transliteration of Oriental Alphabets adopted for the Translations of the Sacred Books of the East

381