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== सायणाचार्यस्य यजुर्वेदीयाः भाष्यकृतयः ॥ Sayanacharya's Commentaries on Yajuvedic Texts ==

== सायणाचार्यस्य यजुर्वेदीयाः भाष्यकृतयः ॥ Sayanacharya's Commentaries on Yajuvedic Texts ==

The Yajurvedic sahitya is inclusive of the various Samhitas, brahmanas, aranyakas as well as the upanishads belonging to the different shakhas of the Yajurveda. Sayanacharya is known to have written commentaries on the texts belonging to the Karmakanda section of the Vedas ie. there is no known commentary of Sayanacharya on any of the Upanishads. The extent of his work includes commentaries on 5 Samhitas and as many as 13 Brahmana and Aranyaka texts. Out of these, the texts belonging to shakhas of the Yajurveda on which Sayanacharya has written a commentary, in their order of creation are enumerated below in brief. The order in which the the bhashya granthas were written is known from the study of a few verses prefaced by Sayanacharya at the beginning of his commentaries.

The Yajurvedic sahitya is inclusive of the various Samhitas, brahmanas, aranyakas as well as the upanishads belonging to the different shakhas of the Yajurveda. Sayanacharya is known to have written commentaries on the texts belonging to the Karmakanda section of the Vedas ie. there is no known commentary of Sayanacharya on any of the Upanishads. The extent of his work includes commentaries on 5 Samhitas and as many as 13 Brahmana and Aranyaka texts. Out of these, the texts belonging to shakhas of the Yajurveda on which Sayanacharya has written a commentary, in their order of creation are enumerated below in brief. The order in which the the bhashya granthas were written is known from the study of a few verses prefaced by Sayanacharya at the beginning of his commentaries.<ref name=":0" />

=== Taittiriya Samhita of the Krshna Yajurveda ===

=== Taittiriya Samhita of the Krshna Yajurveda ===

इत्युक्तो माधवार्येण वीरो बुक्कमहीपतिः । अन्वशात् सायणाचार्ये वेदार्थस्य प्रकाशने ॥

इत्युक्तो माधवार्येण वीरो बुक्कमहीपतिः । अन्वशात् सायणाचार्ये वेदार्थस्य प्रकाशने ॥

And the first text on which Sayanacharya wrote his commentary was the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krshna Yajurveda. He himself was a Taittiriya Shakhadhyayi. Therefore, his choice of text seems but natural. Another reason for beginning the commentary literature with the Yajurveda is that, in the performance of Yajnas, of the four rtvijs involved, the adhvaryu is given prime importance for, he guides the yajamana in the procedures of the yajna. And Yajurveda is the text designated for the guidance of the adhvaryu. Since the adhvaryu fulfils his role with the help of the Yajurvedic mantras, in lieu of its utility, it is seen as an appropriate decision to begin authorship of the commentary literature with the Yajurveda.  

And the first text on which Sayanacharya wrote his commentary was the Taittiriya Samhita of the Krshna Yajurveda. He himself was a Taittiriya Shakhadhyayi. Therefore, his choice of text seems but natural. Another reason for beginning the commentary literature with the Yajurveda is that, in the performance of Yajnas, of the four rtvijs involved, the adhvaryu is given prime importance for, he guides the yajamana in the procedures of the yajna. And Yajurveda is the text designated for the guidance of the adhvaryu. Since the adhvaryu fulfils his role with the help of the Yajurvedic mantras, in lieu of its utility, it is seen as an appropriate decision to begin authorship of the commentary literature with the Yajurveda. This Sayanacharya has mentioned in the beginning of his Rgveda bhashya.<ref name=":0" />

=== Taittiriya Aranyaka of the Krshna Yajurveda ===

=== Taittiriya Brahmana and Aranyaka of the Krshna Yajurveda ===

 

 

=== Kanva Samhita of the Shukla Yajurveda ===

=== Kanva Samhita of the Shukla Yajurveda ===