Sacred Laws of Aryas

SR No.: 007687
Original Sutra Author: N/A
Author: Gorge Buhler
Publisher: Oxford
Publication Year: 1897
Total Pages: 1979
Language: English
Classification: Book_English
File Size: 36 MB

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VENDIDÂD.
husbandmen make use, to redeem his own soul, namely: A plough with yoke and ..."; a goad for ox; a mortar of stone; a round-headed hand-mill for grinding corn;
11 (48). A spade for digging and tilling; one measure of silver and one measure of gold.
O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How much silver ?
Ahura Mazda answered: The price of a stallion.'
O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One ! How much gold ?
Ahura Mazda answered: The price of a he-camel.
12 (54). 'He shall godly and piously procure a rill of running water 2 for godly husbandmen, to redeem his own soul.'
O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One! How large is the rill ?
Ahura Mazda answered: The depth of a dog, and the breadth of a dog.
13 (57). “He shall godly and piously give a piece of arable land to godly men, to redeem his own soul.'
O Maker of the material world, thou Holy One ! How large is the piece of land ?
Ahura Mazda answered: 'As much as can be watered with such a rill divided into two canals 4.
14 (60). “He shall godly and piously procure for godly men a stable for oxen, with nine hâthras and nine nematas', to redeem his own soul.'
1 Yuyê-semi ayazhâna pairi-darezâna.
· The most precious of all gifts in such a dry place as Iran. Water is obtained either through canals of derivation or through undergound canals (kârêz, kanât).
& Which is estimated a foot deep, a foot broad' (Comm.) • Doubtful.
• Meaning unknown.
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