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5. HĀDŌXT NASK (HN2.14) AND THE WIŠTĀSP SĀST (VYT8.8 [60]):
āat . mąm. nar . as āt . azə te. ahurəm. mazdąm. darə
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yazəṇte] K20, W (+yazəṇte). yazente H6. yazəṇta F12b. yazəṇtəm K4, L5; F12a. yazaṇtəm 5000, Vyt-
Yazd. | ahurəm] ahurō F12. | darəγō.yaštīmca] darəγō.yaštəmca K20, H6, F12b, Piras. darəɤō.īštīmca
5. | hą m.parštīmca] hą m.parīštīmca Vyt-Yazd. hą m.parštəmca H6, F12b, Piras. hą m.parəštəmca K20
“Henceforth men celebrate a long i and a h i for Ahura Mazdā.”
cf. RV10.69.9c:
yát samp cham mánuṣīr v a ā an
“when the clans of men came to consultation (with you, Agni)”
Y47.3:
hiiat hə m vohū mazdā [hə mə.]fraštā manaŋhā
“when (a men), o Mazdā, consulted with the good Thought”
THE CONSULTATION IN THE OLD AVESTA
6. THE PREAMBLE OF THE CONSULTATION OF Y44: Y43.7-10
spə təm at ϑβā | mazdā mə hī ahurā
hiiat mā vohū | airī. asat manaŋhā
pərəsat ā mā | iš ahī ahiiā ahī
kaϑā aiiārə | daxšārā fərasaiiāi dīšā
ai ī ϑβāhū | gaēϑāhū x tanušu ā
at h i ao ī | zaraϑuštr aouruuīm
haiϑii duuaēšå | hiiat is iiā drə uuāitē
at . aš āunē | rafən x iiə m ao huuat
hiiat ā ūštīš | vasasə xšaϑrahiiā diiā
auuat ā ϑβā | mazdā stāumī ufiiā ā
spə təm at ϑβā | mazdā mə hī ahurā
hiiat mā vohū | airī. asat manaŋhā
ahiiā fərasə m | ahmāi vīuuīduiiē vašī
at ā ϑβahmāi | āϑrē rātąm nəmaŋh
aš ahiiā mā | auuat isāi maniiāi
at tū m i dais | aš əm hiiat. mā zaozaomī
ārmaitī | ha imn īt ārəm
pərəsā ā nå | ā t i ə hmā arštā
arštə m zī ϑβā | yaϑanā tat ə mauuatąm
hiiat ϑβā xšaiiąs | aēšəm diiāt ə mauua təm
1 Piras edits the two terms as a-stems (ºyaštəm, parštəm)
I realized that you are bounteous, Ahura,
when one surrounded me with Good
Thought and asked me: Who are you?
Whose are you? How do you wish to get a
date … for the consultation in the
presence of the flocks and the bodies
Thus I declared: “First, I am Zaraθuštra.
(Then) I wish to be a real enemy for the
supporter of Lie. I could be a strong
support for the supporter of Order, if I
would get the adornments of one who
commands at his will as far as I am
praising you and weaving you.
I realized that you are bounteous, Ahura,
when one surrounded me with God
Thought (asking): “For whom do you
wish to know perfectly his question (?)?
“For You, the Fire, (I wish to know) the
gift of the homage for understanding
Order, as far as I can.”
Show me the Order which I, accompanied
by Compliancy, am invoking rightly. Ask
us (the questions) that are to be asked
by us of You. For (the question) asked
by you belongs through (their) effort to
the forceful, if one who can might have
made you vigorous and forceful.