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# '''मैत्रायणी || Maitrayani'''  

# '''मैत्रायणी || Maitrayani'''  

===== ब्राह्मणानि आरण्यकानि उपनिषदः च ॥ Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads =====

===== ब्राह्मणानि आरण्यकानि उपनिषदः च ॥ Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads =====

Related to this Samhita are-<ref name=":1" />

The ब्राह्मण-s ॥ Brahmanas, आरण्यक-s || Aranyakas and उपनिषद्-s || Upanishads related to this संहिता ॥ Samhita are-<ref name=":1" />

# Taittiriya Brahmana

# तैत्तिरीय-ब्राह्मणम् ॥ Taittiriya Brahmana

# Taittiriya and Maitrayani Aranyakas

# तैत्तिरीय-आरण्यकम् ॥ Taittiriya Aranyaka and मैत्रायणी आरण्यकम् ॥ Maitrayani Aranyaka

# Taittiriya Upanishad

# तैत्तिरीय-उपनिषद् ॥ Taittiriya Upanishad

# Kathopanishad

# कठोपनिषद् ॥ Kathopanishad

# Swetaswatara Upanishad

# श्वेताश्वतरोपनिषद् ॥ Shvetaswatara Upanishad

# Maitrayani Upanishad

# मैत्रायणी उपनिषद् ॥ Maitrayani Upanishad

# Maha Narayana Upanishad.

# महानारायण-उपनिषद् ॥ MahaNarayana Upanishad.

==== शुक्लयजुर्वेद-संहिता || Shukla Yajurveda ====

==== शुक्लयजुर्वेद-संहिता || Shukla Yajurveda ====

The term शुक्ला ||  Shukla of the shakha is so given due to following reasons

The term शुक्ल ||  Shukla of the शाखा ॥ shakha is so given due to following reasons :

# It contains only the Chandas (metrical) forms of mantras<ref name=":223222" /> without any prose content.   

# It contains only the छन्दस् ॥ Chandas (metrical) forms of mantras<ref name=":223222" /> without any prose content.   

# Mantras are arranged in an orderly manner. <ref name=":0223222" />   

# Mantras are arranged in an orderly manner. <ref name=":0223222" />   

The Shukla Yajurveda separates the Samhita from its Brahmana (the Shatapatha Brahmana).  

The Shukla Yajurveda separates the Samhita from its Brahmana (the शतपथ-ब्राह्मणम् ॥ Shatapatha Brahmana).  

This Samhita was said to contain 15 shakas (See footnote 1 in Page 20 of Reference 1<ref name=":0223222" />) which were called Vajasaneyi. शुक्ल यजुर्वेद संहिता || Shukla Yajurveda Samhita is said to have been brought to the knowledge of the world by the famous sage याज्ञवल्क्य || Yajnavalkya from Vaajasani which means the Surya devata. Hence this is also known as वाजसनेयी संहिता || Vajasneyi Samhita.  

This Samhita was said to contain 15 shakhas (See footnote 1 in Page 20 of Reference 1<ref name=":0223222" />) which were called वाजसनेयी ॥ Vajasaneyi. शुक्ल-यजुर्वेद-संहिता || Shukla Yajurveda Samhita is said to have been brought to the knowledge of the world by the famous sage याज्ञवल्क्यः || Yajnavalkya from Vajasani which means the सूर्य-देवता ॥ Surya devata. Hence, this is also known as वाजसनेयी संहिता || Vajasaneyi Samhita.  

Texts of only two major shakas have survived   

Texts of only two major shakhas have survived   

# '''Madhyandina'''  

# '''माध्यन्दिन ॥ Madhyandina'''  

# '''Kanva'''  

# काण्व ॥ '''Kanva'''  

===== ब्राह्मणानि आरण्यकानि उपनिषदः च ॥ Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads =====

===== ब्राह्मणानि आरण्यकानि उपनिषदः च ॥ Brahmanas, Aranyakas and Upanishads =====

Related to this Samhita are-

The ब्राह्मण-s ॥ Brahmanas, आरण्यक-s || Aranyakas and उपनिषद्-s || Upanishads related to this संहिता ॥ Samhita are-

# Satapatha Brahmana. This is a work extensively serving as a general guide to all the Vedas.

# शतपथ-ब्राह्मणम् ॥ Shatapatha Brahmana. This is a work extensively serving as a general guide to all the Vedas.

# BrhadAranyaka  

# बृहदारण्यकम् ॥ BrhadAranyaka  

# Isavasyopanishad  

# ईशावास्योपनिषद् ॥ Isavasyopanishad  

# Brhadaranyokopanishad

# बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् ॥ Brhadaranyokopanishad

==== कृष्णशुक्ल-यजुर्वेदयोः भेदः ॥ Differences between Krishna and Shukla Yajurveda ====

==== कृष्णशुक्ल-यजुर्वेदयोः भेदः ॥ Differences between Krishna and Shukla Yajurveda ====

Following are few differences between Krishna and Shukla Yajurveda presented by Pt. Rishiram Regmi.<ref name=":122">Regmi, Sri Rishiramji. Article : [http://vedicheritage.gov.in/flipbook/ved_vedang_gp_15/#book/ ''Yajurved ka Sankshipth Parichay''] available in Vedic Heritage Portal.</ref>

Following are few differences between Krishna and Shukla Yajurveda presented by Pt. Rishiram Regmi.<ref name=":122">Regmi, Sri Rishiramji. Article : [http://vedicheritage.gov.in/flipbook/ved_vedang_gp_15/#book/ ''Yajurved ka Sankshipth Parichay''] available in Vedic Heritage Portal.</ref>

{| class="wikitable"

{| class="wikitable"

!S. No

!S. No

!Krishna Yajurveda

!कृष्ण-यजुर्वेदः ॥ Krishna Yajurveda

!Shukla Yajurveda

!शुक्ल-यजुर्वेदः ॥ Shukla Yajurveda

|-

|-

|1

|1

|Mantras in both metrical and prose forms

|Mantras in both metrical and prose forms

|Purely Mantras with chandas only.

|Mantras purely with chandas (metrical) only.

|-

|-

|2

|2

|Irregularly arranged rishis, devatas and chandas in Taittriya Sarvanukramanika (अस्तव्यस्तता)

|<nowiki>Irregularly arranged ऋषि-s || rishis, देवता-s || devatas and छन्दस् || chandas in तैत्तिरीय-सर्वाणुक्रमणिका ॥ Taittriya Sarvanukramanika (अस्तव्यस्तता)</nowiki>

|Organized structure is seen in Anukramanika  

|Organized structure is seen in अनुक्रमणिका ॥ Anukramanika  

|-

|-

|3

|3

|Mantras and Brahmanas interspersed (मन्त्र-ब्राह्मण सङ्कीर्णता)

|Mantras and Brahmanas interspersed (मन्त्र-ब्राह्मणयोः सङ्कीर्णता)

|Only Mantras are present. Brahmana part is separate.

|Only Mantras are present. Brahmana part is separate.

|-

|-

|4

|4

|Usage of one mantra in different contexts (प्रयोग-विविधता)

|Usage of one mantra in different contexts (प्रयोग-विविधता)

|Usage of mantra in various contexts are not seen in this shaka.

|Usage of mantra in various contexts are not seen in this shakha.

|-

|-

|5

|5

|Mantras are incomplete and filled by the Kalpasutra mantras. (मन्त्र अपूर्णता)

|Mantras are incomplete and filled by the कल्पसूत्र-मन्त्राः ॥ Kalpasutra mantras. (मन्त्र-अपूर्णता)

|Kalpa sutras are not required for completion of mantras.

|Kalpa sutras are not required for completion of mantras.

|-

|-

|6

|6

|Existence of Saraswat and Arsheya systems of classification in padapatha (पाठद्वैविद्यम्)

|Existence of सारस्वत् ॥ Saraswat and आर्षेय ॥ Arsheya systems of classification in पदपाठः ॥ padapatha (पाठद्वैविद्यम्)

|No such classification is present.

|No such classification is present.

|-

|-

|7

|7

|Follows Brahma Sampradaya

|Follows ब्रह्मसम्प्रदायः ॥ Brahma Sampradaya

|Follows Aditya Sampradaya

|Follows आदित्य-सम्प्रदायः ॥ Aditya Sampradaya

|-

|-

|8

|8

|-

|-

|9

|9

|Given by Rishi Vaisampayana

|Given by वैशम्पायन-ऋषिः ॥ Rishi Vaisampayana

|Given by Rishi Yajnavalkya

|Given by याज्ञवल्क्य-ऋषिः ॥ Rishi Yajnavalkya

|}

|}

=== देवताः छन्दसः ऋत्विक् च ॥ Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===

=== देवताः छन्दसः ऋत्विक् च ॥ Devatas, Chandas and Rtvik ===