Language Studies

Comparison of Phrases of the tā.vǝ̄.urvātā Chapter of the Waršt-Mānsar Nask from the 9th Book of Dēnkard with the 31st Hāt of the Yasna and its Zand

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Document Type : Research original ,Regular Article

Authors

Poorchista Goshtasbi Ardakany 1
zohreh zarshenas 2
Farzaneh Goshtasb 2

1 Ph.D Candidate of Ancient Iranian Languages, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran

2 Professor of Ancient Iranian Languages, Institute for Humanities and Cultural Studies, Tehran, Iran

10.30465/ls.2024.49744.2194
Abstract
The 9th book of Dēnkard includes three Gāhānīg Nasks which are SūdgarNask, Waršt-MānsarNask and BaγNask.In this research, the 8th chapter of Waršt-MānsarNask, which is called tā.vǝ̄.urvātā, is examined, and its contents are compared with the 31st Hāt of the Yasna, which is the tā.vǝ̄.urvātā from the Gathas.Then a comparison is made between this chapter and the 31st Hāt of the Yasna, to determine whether their contents match or differ from each other.According to the findings of this research, the name of the 8th chapter of the Waršt-MānsarNask has been taken from the 31st Hāt of the Yasna,verse 1,and its contents have been also taken from 19 verses out of 22 verses of this Hāt, and the compilers of Dēnkard did not mention the interpretations of verses 7,8, and 9 of the 31st Hāt of the Yasna in this chapter.Also, the contents of this chapter are not exactly similar to the Zand of this Hāt of the Yasna;but the contents of this chapter have been written in summary and in simple language to be used in the daily life of Zoroastrians and it has the aspect of advice and counsel for living according to the words of the Gathas of Zoroaster.

Keywords

the 9th book of Dēnkard"
War&‌scaron
t-Mānsar Nask"
Pahlavi texts"
Gathas"
the Zand of the Gathas"
"
the 31st Hāt of the Yasna

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Language Studies

Articles in Press, Accepted Manuscript
Available Online from 28 October 2024

  • Receive Date 18 August 2024
  • Revise Date 20 September 2024
  • Accept Date 28 October 2024

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