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Yasna 28.11

I shall defend, protect the vision of luminosity/goodness

And awe-inspiring, superb spirit/mind till everlasting, until eternal progress

(I shall manifest the protection of virtue and goodness always)

 

That which is thine mazda ahura

Show/teach me further, continually; in words through the voice of yours

 

Let the spirit/passion/power (the enchanting knowledge) be revealed through your mouth

{Make the wisdom visible through the words of your mouth}

 Of how the pristine existence shall be

 

ýé áish ashem ni.páv.ang.hæ

kih pah nikírishnö aharáyí bará pád-am

I shall defend, protect the vision of luminosity/goodness

Áish; Vedic akshi, Lithuanian akis, Old Norse auga, German Auge “EYES, sight, vision” excellence, brilliance, luminosity is linked to the eyes, power to see, vision.

páv.ang.hæ from pá; “to protect, defend”

 

manas-chá vohü ýavaæ.táitæ

ud vohü-manich vad avö hamáí rübishní (kü rástí ud frárüní pánakí vádün-ami)

And awe-inspiring, superb spirit/mind, till everlasting, until eternal progress

(I shall manifest the protection of virtue and goodness always)

 

tvém mazdá ahúrá

tü án ahúrmazd

That which is thine mazda ahúra 

 

frö-má síshá thwahmát vaóch.ang.hæ

fráz avö man ámüzái aee í pah göbishnö

Show/teach me further, continually; in words through the voice of yours

Frö; Old Norse forð, “forth, forward, further, continually”

Síshá from sáh; “show, let be seen, put in sight, make known,” Compare German schauen, Old English shoon “bright”  

 

man.yé.ush hachá thwá ée.áv.ang.há

mínavadíkí (gásáníkí) i az ín í tü pah pümman bará güyí (piydák, tá az án piydák í tü pah pümman bará güyí)

Let the spirit/passion/power (the enchanting knowledge) be revealed through your mouth

{Make the wisdom visible through the words of your mouth}

ée.áv.ang.há from ahan; “mouth” Vedic asan “mouth” Hittite aeish, Also compare with the rune ansuz, the rune of the aesir (ahura,) or god-powers. The meaning “Mouth” is ascribed to Ansuz in reference to its association with messages and wisdom.

 

ýáish á ang.húsh paöúrúyö bavat

kih andar ahvánö fratüm büd (kü án í fratüm beed ash dád gásáníkí büd)

Of how the pristine existence shall be

Bavat from bü; “to be, come into being” Old Church Slavonic byti, Lithuanian bu’ti, Russian byt’ “to be” Also Vedic bhavah “becoming,” bhavati  “becomes, happens”

ardeshir