Bundahishn 31

Hôshyang was son of Fravâk, son of Styâkmak, son of Mâshya, son of Gâyômard.

[Takhmôrup was son of Vivanghât, son of Yanghad, son of Hôshyang.

Yim,] Takhmôrup, Spitûr, and Narsih, whom they also call 'the Rashnu of Kinŏ,' were all brothers.

From Yim and Yimak, who was his sister, was born a pair, man and woman, and they became husband and wife together; Mirak the Âspiyân and Ztyânak Zardâhim were their names, and the lineage went on.

Spitûr was he who, with Dahâk, cut up Yim; Narsih lived then also, whom they call Nêsr-gyâvân; they say that such destiny (gadman) is allotted to him, that he shall pass every day in troubles, and shall make all food purified and pure.

Dahâk was son of Khrûtâsp, son of Zainigâv, son of Virafsang, son of Tâz, son of Fravak, son of Siyâkmak; by his mother Dahâk was of Udat, son of Bayak, son of Tambayak, son of Owokhm, son of Pairi-urvaêsm, son of Gadhwithw, son of Drugaskân, son of the evil spirit.

Frêdun the Aspiyân was son of Pur-tôrâ the Aspiyân, son of Sôk-tôrâ the Aspiyân, son of Bôrtôrâ the Aspiyân, son of Styâk-tôrâ the Aspiyân, son of Spêd-tôrâ the Aspiyân, son of Gefar-tôrâ the Aspiyân, son of Ramak-târâ the Åspiyân, son of Vanfraghesn the Aspiyân, son of Yim, son of Vivanghâu; as these, apart from the Âspiyân Pûr-tôrâ, were ten generations, they every one lived a hundred years, which becomes one thousand years; those thousand years were the evil reign of Dahâk.

By the Åspiyân Pûr-tôrâ was begotten Frêdun, who exacted vengeance for Yim; together with him also were the sons Barmâyûn and Katâyûn, but Frêdan was fuller of glory than they.

By Frêdun three sons were begotten, Salm and Tug and Airik; and by Atrik one son and one pair were begotten; the names of the couple of sons were Vânidar and Anastokh, and the name of the daughter was Guzak.

Salm and Tûg slew them all, Airik and his happy sons, but Frêdan kept the daughter in concealment, and from that daughter a daughter was born; they became aware of it, and the mother was slain by them. II. Frêdun provided for the daughter, also in concealment, for ten generations, when Mânûs-i Khurshed-vinik was born from his mother, [so called because, as he was born, some of] the light of the sun (khurshed) fell upon his nose (vinik). 12. From Mânûs-i Khûrshed-vinik and his sister was Mânûs-khûrnar, and from Mânûs-khurnar [and his sister] was Mânûskthar born, by whom Salm and Tûg were slain in revenge for Atrik. 13. By Mânûskihar were Fris, Nôdar, and Dûrâsrôb begotten.

Just as Mânûskihar was of Mânûs-khûrnar, of Mânûs-khurnâk', who was Mâm-sozak, of Atrak, of Thritak, of Bitak, of Frazûsak, of Zusak, of Fraguzak, of Guzak, of Airik, of Frêdûn, so Frâstyâv was of Pashang, of Zaêsm, of Turak, of Spaênyasp, of Dûrôshasp, of Tug, of Frêdun.

He (Frâsiyâv) as well as Karsêvaz, whom they call Kadân, and Aghrêrad were all three brothers.

[Pashang and Visak were both brothers. 17. By Visak were Pirân, Hûmân, Sân, and other brothers begotten. 18. By Frâsfyâv were Frasp-i Kûr, Sân, Shêdak, and other sons begotten; and Vispân-fryâ, from whom Kat-Khusrôb was born, was daughter of Frâstyâv, and was of the same mother with Frasp-i Kur. 19. From Frasp-i Kür were Sûråk, Asûrik, and other children; and by them were Khvâst-afrikht, Yazdân-afrikht, Yazdân-sarâd, Frêh-khurd, Lâ-vahák, and others begotten; a recital of whom would be tedious.

By Aghrêrad was Gôpatshah begotten. 21. When Frâstyâv made Mânûskihar, with the Iranians, captive in the mountain-range (gar) of Padashkhvâr, and scattered ruin and want among them, Aghrêrad begged a favour of God (yazdân), and he obtained the benefit that the army and champions of the Iranians were saved by him from that distress. 22. Frâsiyâv slew Aghrêrad for that fault; and Aghrêrad, as his recompense, begat such a son as Gôpatshah.

Auzobô the Tühmâspian, Kanak-i Barzist, Arawisanasp, and Vaêtand-i Râghinôid were the three sons and the daughter of Agâimasvâk, the son of Nôdar, son of Mânûskihar, who begat Aûzôbô.

Kavâd was a child in a waist-cloth (kuspůd); they abandoned him on a river, and he froze upon the door-sills (kavâdakân); Aûzôbô perceived and took him, brought him up, and settled the name of the trembling child.

By Kavâd was Kat-Apivêh begotten; by Kat-Aptvêh were Kaf-Arsh, Kat-Vyârsh, Kat-Pisân, and Kat-Kâus begotten; by Kat-Kâts was Siyâvakhsh begotten; by Styâvakhsh was Kat-Khusrôb b begotten.

Keresâsp and Aurvakhsh were both brothers.

Athrat was son of Sâhm, son of Turak, son of Spaênyasp, son of Dûrôshasp, son of Tug, son of Frêdûn.

Loharâsp was son of Atzâv, son of Mânûs, son of Kai-Pisin, son of Kat-Aptvêh, son of Kat-Kavad.

By Kat-Lôharâsp were Vistâsp, Zartr, and other brothers begotten; by Vistâsp were Spend-dâd and Pêshyôtanu begotten; and by Spend-dâd were Vohûman, Âtarô-tarsah, Mitrô-tarsah, and others begotten.

Artakhshatar descendant of Papak-of whom his mother was daughter-was son of Sâsân, son of Vêh-âfrid and Zarir, son of Sâsân, son of Artakhshatar who was the said Vohuman son of Spend-dâd.

The mother of Kat-Apivêh was Farhank, daughter of him who is exalted on the heavenly paths, Urvad-gâi-frâst, son of Råk, son of Durâsrôb, son of Mânuskthar.

This, too, it says, that the glory of Frêdûn settled on the root of a reed (kanya) in the wide-formed ocean; and Nôktargâ ¤, through sorcery, formed a cow for tillage, and begat children there; three years he carried the reeds there, and gave them to the cow, until the glory went on to the cow; he brought the cow, milked her milk, and gave it to his three sons; as their walking was on hoofs, the glory did not go to the sons, but to Farhank.

Nôktargâ wished to injure' Farhank, but Farhank went with the glory away from the fierce (tib) father, and made a vow (patyastâk) thus: 'I will give my first son to Aushbâm. Then Aushbâm saved her from the father; and the first son, Kat-Apivêh, she bore and gave to Aushbâm, was a hero associating with Aûshbâm, and travelled in Aushbâm's company.

The mother of Auzôbô was the daughter of Nâmûn the wizard, when Nâmak was with Frâsiyâv.

And, moreover, together with those begotten by Sâm were six children in pairs, male and female; the name of one was Damnak, of one Khûsrôv, and of one Mârgandak, and the name of each man and woman together was one.

And the name of one besides them was Dastân; he was considered more eminent than they, and Sagânsîh and the southern quarter were given to him; and Avar-shatrô and the governorship were given by him to Avarnak.

Of Avar-shatrô this is said, that it is the district of Avarnak, and they offered blessings to Srôsh and Ardavahist in succession; on this account is their possession of horses and possession of arms; and on account of firm religion, purity, and manifest joy, good estimation and extensive fame are greatly among them.

To Damnak the governorship of Asûristân was given; sovereignty and arranging the law of sovereignty, wilfulness and the stubborn defects they would bring, were among them.

To Sparnak' the governorship of Spâhân was given; to Khusrov the governorship of Râi was given; to Mârgandak the kingdom, forest settlements, and mountain settlements of Padashkhvârgar were given; where they travel nomadically, and there are the forming of sheep-folds, prolificness, easy procreation, and continual triumph over enemies.

From Dastân proceeded Rudastâm and Hûzavârak.]