Definition of Yasht. Meaning of Yasht. Synonyms of Yasht

- A Yasht (Middle Persian: 𐭩𐭱𐭲, yšt') is a hymn of praise composed in the Young Avestan language and dedicated to specific Zoroastrian divinities. The...
- The Zamyad Yasht also known as the Kayan Yasn is the nineteenth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection and is dedicated to the veneration of Zam. It belongs...
- extended Yasna are from the Yashts, which are hymns to the individual yazatas. Unlike the Yasna, Visperad and Vendidad, the Yashts and the other lesser texts...
- The Frawardin Yasht is the thirteenth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection and is dedicated to the veneration of the Fravashi. It belonges to the so called...
- Mihr Yasht is the tenth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection and is dedicated to the veneration of Mithra. It belongs to the so called Great Yashts and, with...
- The Bahram Yasht also known as Wahram Yasht is the fourteenth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection. It is named after and dedicated to the praise of Verethragna...
- The Ard Yasht or Arshishvang Yasht is the seventeenth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection. It is named after and dedicated to the praise of Ashi, the Zoroastrian...
- Avestan portion of the text, in particular in the Vendidad and several of the Yashts. The identification of these Avestan place names with real locations is...
- The Rashn Yasht is the twelfth Yasht of the 21 Yasht collection. It is named after and dedicated to the veneration of Rashnu, the Zoroastrian divinity...
- The rare dvandvah expression Zam-Armaiti occurs in Yasht 1.16, 16.6 and 42.3. The Zamyad Yasht, the Avesta's hymn nominally devoted to Zam, has little...