The Maitrayani Samhita is also gadya-padyatmaka (a mix of prose and verse) since it includes both mantras and brahmanas as is the nature of a the Krshna Yajurveda. The Maitrayani Samhita consists of 4 kandas that are described in brief below.
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|+Contents of the Maitrayani Samhita
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!Kanda
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!Prapathakas
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!Subject-matter
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|1 - Adima Kanda
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|11
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|Description of Darshapurnamasa, adhvara, adhana, Punaradhana, Chaturmasya and Vajapeya.
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|2 - Madhyama Kanda
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|13
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|Description of Kamya Ishti, Rajasuya and Agnichiti
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|3 - Upari Kanda
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|16
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|Description of Agnichiti, Adhvara vidhi, Sautramani, etc.
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Prapathakas 12-16 have a detailed description of the Ashvamedha.
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|4 - Khila Kanda
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|14
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|Other important things related to Yajnas like Rajasuya described earlier are presented here.
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The Maitrayani Samhita has 2144 mantras of which 1701 rks are taken from the Rgveda. These mantras are related to the Mandalas 1 (Sukta 419), Mandala 10 (Sukta 323) and Mandala 6 (Sukta 157) of the Rgveda.<ref name=":0" />