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====कृष्णयजुर्वेदसंहिताः ॥ Krishna Yajurveda Samhitas====
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Vajasaneyi Samhita
The Yajurveda was taught by Vyasa to one of his pupils named Vaishampayana who divided it into 86 shakhas and taught it to his pupils. So, Vaishampayana is said to be the original propogator of the shakhas of the Krishna Yajurveda. The name Charaka seems to be attributed to Vaishampayana on the basis of his literary activities shifting from place to place. Hence, his students were also known as Charakas and a separate shakha is also attached to this name. However, it is not clear if all the references mention a particular shakha by the name Charaka or all the shakhas of the Krishna Yajurveda are called by the name Charaka. However, according to the Puranas, the whole Krishna Yajurveda was called Taittiriya. Yajnavalkya vomited the Yajus taught by Vaishampayana and all these Yajus were collected by his other pupils. Since at the time of collecting these Yajus, the pupils took the form of the bird Tittiri, they were called as Taittiriyas.
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It belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda branch. This Samhita was obtained by Yajnavalkya from a Vajin. Hence, the name. It comprises of 40 Adhyayas, 303 anuvakas, 1975 Kandikas. The mantras are in both Gadya and Padya.
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Kanva Samhita
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It belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda branch and comprises of 40 Adhyayas.<ref name=":3" />
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The Kanva Sakha : This Sakha has preserved both its Samhita and the Brahmana.
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The Samhita and the Brahmana of the Kanvas are now available- The Kanva-Samhita contains 40 Adhyayas, 328 Anuvakas and 2086 verses. The Madhyandina-Samhita contains 1975 verses. Thus, the Kanva Samhita has 111 verses more than the Madhyandina-Samhita- The Brahmana of the Kanvas as well as of the Madhyandinas is called the 'Satapatha-Brahrnana. But there is some minor differences between the two Brahmanas. In the Kanva-Satapatha, there are 17 Kandas, 104 Adhyayas and 6806 Kandikas, The subject-matter of both the Brahmanas is same but the order is different. The Kalpasutra of Katyayana is prescribed for the followers of these Shakhas. According to Mahadeva, the commentator of the Hiranyakeshi sutra, Katyayana sutra was prescribed for both the schools.
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The Madyandina Shakha : The Samhita and the Brahmana of this Veda are now in wide currency.  
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In the Samhita of the Madhyandinas, there are 40 Adhyayas, 303 Anuvakas and 1975 verses. The Brahmana of the Sakha is called the Madhyandina-Satapatha. It has 14 KSndas, 100 Adhyayas, 64 Prapathakas, 438 Brahmanas and 7624 Kandikas. The rules laid down by Katyayana Sutra are observed in the Sakha of the Madhyandinas.<ref name="gsrai11" />
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Madhyandina and Kanva, both contain equal number of chapters. However, the arrangement of kandikas differ to some extent.
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According to the Charanavyuha of Shaunaka, the major Shakhas of the Krishna Yajurveda along with their subdivisions are as follows:<ref name=":13" />
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Of the 40 chapters of the Shukla Yajurveda, the 40th chapter is the Ishavasya Upanishad while the remaining 39 chapters deal with various Yajnas as follows:
 
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{| class="wikitable"
!Shakha
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|+Contents of the Shukla Yajurveda Samhita
!Subdivisions
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!Yajna
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!Chapters in Madhyandina Samhita
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!Chapters in Kanva Samhita
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|Darshapurnamasa
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|1-2
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|1-2
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|Agnihotra
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|3
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|3
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|Soma
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|4-8
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|4-9
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|Vajapeya
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|9
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|10
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|Rajasuya
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|9-10
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|11
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|Agnichayana
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|11-18
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|12-20
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|Sautramani
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|19-21
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|21-23
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|Ashvamedha
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|22-25
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|24-28
 
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|Charaka
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|Purushamedha
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|30-31
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|34-35.1-22
 
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|Maitrayaniya
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|Sarvamedha
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|32-33.1-54
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|35.23-34-32.1-56
 
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|Taittiriya
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|Pitrmedha
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|35
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|33.35-54
 
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|Khandikeya
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|Pravargya
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|36-39
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|36-39
 
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Out of these, Taittiriya Shakha is considered the prime shakha of the Krishna Yajurveda.<ref name=":0" />
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The recensions of the Shukla Yajurveda are identical for all academic purposes. The form of the 2 samhita recensions is the same. The difference lies only in respect of the system of arrangement of the text, even though there is agreement in the extent of the text.<ref name="prabhakar" />
===Samhitas===
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Vajasaneyi Samhita
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It belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda branch. This Samhita was obtained by Yajnavalkya from a Vajin. Hence, the name. It comprises of 40 Adhyayas, 303 anuvakas, 1975 Kandikas. The mantras are in both Gadya and Padya.
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====कृष्णयजुर्वेदसंहिताः ॥ Krishna Yajurveda Samhitas====
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Maharshi Veda Vyasa taught the Yajurveda to Vaishampayana who divided it into 86 shakhas and taught it to his pupils. So, Maharshi Vaishampayana is considered the original propogator of the Krishna Yajurveda Shakhas. He was also attributed with the name Charaka since his literary activities shifted from place to place. Thereby, his students were also known as Charakas and a separate shakha got attached to this name. But it is not clear if all the references mention a particular shakha by the name Charaka or all the shakhas of the Krishna Yajurveda are called by the name Charaka. However, according to the Puranas, the whole Krishna Yajurveda was called Taittiriya since the Yajus were collected by the pupils of Vaishampayana in the form of the bird Tittiri.<ref name=":13" />
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Kanva Samhita
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Four Samhitas belonging to the Krishna Yajurveda are available at present viz. Taittiriya, Maitrayani, Katha and Kapisthala.<ref name=":0" />
 
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It belongs to the Shukla Yajurveda branch and comprises of 40 Adhyayas.
      
Taittiriya Samhita
 
Taittiriya Samhita
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Katha Kapishthala Samhita
 
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This Samhita is not available in entirety.
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This Samhita is not available in entirety.<ref name=":3" />
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Only the Samhita of the Katha Kapisthala Sakha is available and even that is not in its complete form. Even the available chapters are not complete. They have numerous gaps here and there.
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The text of the samhita is divided as follows:
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Adhyayas 9 to 24, Adhyaya 32 and Adhyaya 43 are not available.
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The Katha literature includes the Kathaka Samhita consisting of five Khandas with a the total of 3093 mantras. The Kathaka-Brahmana is not available in its entirety. Only fragments of it have been edited and published. The existence of a Kathaka Aranyaka is also argued. It is probable that the Kathas may also have had their parallel Aranyaka which contained kindred matter. The well-known Katha-Upanisad belongs to this Sakha. The Kathaka Grhya-sutra is available. According to the Caranavyuha, the Katha Sakha had 4o or 44 Upagranthas. But at present we have no knowledge of these Upagranthas. The Caranavyuha while referring to the 44 Upagranthas of Kathas, remarks that there is nothing which is not contained in the Katha literature. (to be verified)
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The Maitrayaniya Samhita is available.
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The Samhita of the Taittiriyas is available and the oldest commentary on it is that of Bhattabhaskara Misra.<ref name=":13" />
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Patanjali says that the Kathaka literature was read in every villages. Patanjali says that the Katha literature is very vast. The Katha literature The Kathaka Sathhita is available,
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It has five Khandas which are called Ithimika, Madhyamika^
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QramiM, Yajyanuvakya and ASvamedhagrantha. The tSthSnakas
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are its subdivisions. The total number of the Sthanakas is 4o, of
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the anuvacanas 13, of the Anuvakas 843 and of the Manias 3093.
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The Kathaka- Brahmana is not available in its entirety. Only
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fragments of it have been edited and published. The existence
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of a KS|haka Aranyaka is also argued. It is probable that the
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Ka|has may also have had tlieir parallel Aranyaka which
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Only the Samhita of the Katha Kapisthala Sakha is available and even that is not in its complete form. Even the available chapters are not complete. They have numerous gaps here and there. The Maitrayaniya Samhita is available. The Samhita of the Taittiriyas is available
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contained kindred matter. The well-known Kafha-Upanisad
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belongs to this Sakha. The Kathaka Grhya-sutra is available.
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The Katha literature includes the Kathaka Samhita consisting of five Khandas with a the total of 3093 mantras. The Kathaka-Brahmana is not available in its entirety. Only fragments of it have been edited and published. The existence of a Kathaka Aranyaka is also argued. It is probable that the Kathas may also have had their parallel Aranyaka which contained kindred matter. The well-known Katha-Upanisad belongs to this Sakha. The Kathaka Grhya-sutra is available. According to the Caranavyuha, the Katha Sakha had 4o or 44 Upagranthas. But at present we have no knowledge of these Upagranthas. The Caranavyuha while referring to the 44 Upagranthas of Kathas, remarks that there is nothing which is not contained in the Katha literature.8
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This Grhya-sutra bears different names i.e. Kathaka-Grhya-sutra t
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Only the Samhita of the Katha Kapisthala Sakha is available and even that is not in its complete form. Even the available chapters are not complete. They have numerous gaps here and there. A manuscript of the Grhya-sutra of this Sakha is said to be preserved in Sarasvati Bhavana library of Sanskrit University, Varanasi.
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Caraka-Grhya-sutra and Laugaks!*Grhya-sutra. It seems quite
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The Maitrayaniya Samhita is available. A Maitrayaniya Brahmana is noticed in the Baudhayana Srauta Sutra (30.8). A Maitrayani-yopanisad is available. Many Kalpasutras are attached to this Sakha. These Grhya works bear the names of Manava, Varaha and Maitrayaniya. The Manavas and the Varahas are the subdivisions of the Maitrayaniyas.
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The Samhita of the Taittiriyas is available and the oldest commentary on it is that of Bhattabhaskara Misra. The Taittiriya Brahmana is the only available Brahmana of the KYV. The last portion (III. 10-12} of this Brahmana is regarded as Kathakabhaga i. e. the Kathaka portion. The Taittiriya Aranyaka has 10 Prapathakas. The Taittiriyopanisad is a part of the Aranyaka. It begins from the seventh Prapathaka and ends with the 9th.<ref name=":13" />
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The various ritual mantras in the Yajurveda Samhitas are typically set in a meter, and call on Vedic deities such as the Savita (Sun), Indra, Agni, Prajapati, Rudra and others. The Taittiriya Samhita in Book 4, for example, includes the following verses for the Agnicayana ritual recitation (abridged)
   
===Organization===
 
===Organization===
 
All about Hinduism - Swami Sivananda
 
All about Hinduism - Swami Sivananda
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The Kathaka brahmana is only known by its mention, not available as a text.   
 
The Kathaka brahmana is only known by its mention, not available as a text.   
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A Maitrayaniya Brahmana is noticed in the Baudhayana Srauta Sutra (30.8). A Maitrayani-yopanisad is available.<ref name=":13" /> 
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The Taittiriya Brahmana is the only available Brahmana of the KYV. The last portion (III. 10-12} of this Brahmana is regarded as Kathakabhaga i. e. the Kathaka portion.<ref name=":13" /> 
    
=== Aranyakas ===
 
=== Aranyakas ===
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Of these, the 7th, 8th and 9th Prapathakas together are termed as Taittiriya Upanishad and the 10th Prapathaka is known as the Mahanarayaniya Upanishad and is considered a Parishishta of the Taittiriya Aranyaka. The Prapathakas are further divided into Anuvakas numbering to 170 until the 9th Prapathaka. And the anuvakas are organised into dashakas. This Aranyaka has good number of rks quoted from the Rgveda.
 
Of these, the 7th, 8th and 9th Prapathakas together are termed as Taittiriya Upanishad and the 10th Prapathaka is known as the Mahanarayaniya Upanishad and is considered a Parishishta of the Taittiriya Aranyaka. The Prapathakas are further divided into Anuvakas numbering to 170 until the 9th Prapathaka. And the anuvakas are organised into dashakas. This Aranyaka has good number of rks quoted from the Rgveda.
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The Taittiriya Aranyaka has 10 Prapathakas. The Taittiriyopanisad is a part of the Aranyaka. It begins from the seventh Prapathaka and ends with the 9th.<ref name=":13" />
    
===Upanishads===
 
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Apart from these, in the commentary of the Apastamba Shulbasutra, Karavindasvami mentions Yashaka and Hiranyakeshi shulbasutras. However, their texts are not available.   
 
Apart from these, in the commentary of the Apastamba Shulbasutra, Karavindasvami mentions Yashaka and Hiranyakeshi shulbasutras. However, their texts are not available.   
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The Kathaka Grhyasutra is available (Katha Literature). This Grhyasutra bears different names ie. Kathaka-Grhya sutra, Charaka Grhya sutra and Laugakshi Grhya sutra. It seems quite possible that because these names belong to the Charaka group of the Yajurvedic schools and they have no separate Grhyasutras, so they called this Grhyasutra by various names.<ref name=":13" />   
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The Kathaka Grhyasutra is available (Katha Literature). This Grhyasutra bears different names ie. Kathaka-Grhya sutra, Charaka Grhya sutra and Laugakshi Grhya sutra. It seems quite possible that because these names belong to the Charaka group of the Yajurvedic schools and they have no separate Grhyasutras, so they called this Grhyasutra by various names.<ref name=":13" />
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A manuscript of the Grhya-sutra of the Katha Kapisthala Sakha is said to be preserved in Sarasvati Bhavana library of Sanskrit University, Varanasi.
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Many Kalpasutras are attached to the Maitrayaniya Sakha. These Grhya works bear the names of Manava, Varaha and Maitrayaniya. The Manavas and the Varahas are the subdivisions of the Maitrayaniyas.
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