Epic Lore & Biography

Ancient dragon-slaying monarch and ancestor of Nariman, Sam, Zal, and Rostam. Rostam invokes Garshasp as a crowned, imperial ancestor whose heroic blood runs in his veins.

Shahnameh Distichs Featuring this Entity (11)

چو شاه یمن سرو دستورشان / چو پیروز گرشاسپ گنجورشان

“Sarv, King of Yemen, was their vizier; and victorious Garshasp was their treasurer.”

Fereydoon • Salm and Tur Learn of Manuchehr بیت #1663

چپ لشکرش را بگرشاسپ داد / ابر میمنه سام یل با قباد

“He gave the left wing of his host to Garshasp, and placed valiant Sam alongside Qobad upon the right wing.”

Fereydoon • The March of Salm and Tur Against Iran بیت #1715

من و گرد گرشاسپ وین تیره شب / برین راز بر باد مگشای لب

“'I and brave Garshasp in this dark night—do not breathe a word of this secret to the wind!'”

Fereydoon • The Infiltration and Fall of the Sea Fortress بیت #1834

اگر زادشم تیغ برداشتی / جهان را به گرشاسپ نگذاشتی

“'Had Zadasham raised his sword, he would not have left the world in the hands of Garshasp!'”

Nozar • Turan Learns of Manuchehr's Death and Pashang's Call for Vengeance بیت #3673

چو گرشاسپ و چون قارن رزم زن / جز این نامداران آن انجمن

“'Likewise Garshasp and battle-loving Qaran, alongside other renowned lords of that assembly.'”

Nozar • Turan Learns of Manuchehr's Death and Pashang's Call for Vengeance بیت #3687

بکوشید با قارن رزم زن / دگر گرد گرشاسپ زان انجمن

“Strive relentlessly against Qaran, the fierce warrior, and Garshasp, the noble champion of that assembly.”

Nozar • Turan Learns of Manuchehr's Death and Pashang's Call for Vengeance بیت #3702

پسر بود زو را یکی خویش کام / پدر کرده بودیش گرشاسپ نام

“Zou had a relative of his own heart, whom his father had named Garshasp.”

Garshasp • The Coronation of Garshasp, Afrasiab's Renewal of Hostilities, and Rostam's Call to Arms بیت #4184

بیامد نشست از بر تخت و گاه / به سر بر نهاد آن کیانی کلاه

“He came and sat upon the throne and royal seat, placing upon his head the Kayanid crown.”

Garshasp • The Coronation of Garshasp, Afrasiab's Renewal of Hostilities, and Rostam's Call to Arms بیت #4185

چو بنشست بر تخت و گاه پدر / جهان را همی داشت با زیب و فر

“When he sat upon his father's throne, he held the world in splendour and divine grace.”

Garshasp • The Coronation of Garshasp, Afrasiab's Renewal of Hostilities, and Rostam's Call to Arms بیت #4186

چو گودرز و چون رستم و گستهم / چو برزین گرشاسپ از تخم جم

“Champions such as Goudarz, Rostam, Gustahm, and Barzin Garshasp of the seed of Jamshid;”

Akvan • The Tale of Akvan Div بیت #15533

بزرگست و گرشاسپ بودش پدر / به گیتی بدی خسرو تاجور

“'Great was Nariman, whose father was Garshasp, a crowned king across the world.'”

Esfandyar • Rostam's Answer to Esfandiyar: Exaltation of Lineage, Recounting of Deeds, and Invitation to Wine بیت #26572