Yasht

[ yasht, yuhsht ]

noun

, Zoroastrianism.

1. a hymn to a deity.
2. Yashts, hymns to various deities, forming part of the Avesta.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Yasht¹

From the Avestan word yashtay

Example Sentences

Yasht, ysht, n. in the Zend-Avesta, one of a collection of hymns and prayers.

From Project Gutenberg

The second illustrative extract will be taken from Yasht 19, which magnifies in glowing strains the praises of the Kingly Glory.

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Cf. "Mihr Yasht," 127, where the boar is not Verethraghna but the "curse of the sage."

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