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

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

After having written a commentary upon the Taittiriya Samhita, Sayanacharya followed it up with a commentary on the Brahmana and Aranyaka of the same Taittiriya shakha thereby, completing the commentary on one shakha of the Krshna Yajurveda. The following verses from the Taittiriya Brahmana and Taittiriya Aranyaka respectively throw light on the order in which the commentaries on the texts of the Taittiriya shakha were written.

After having written a commentary upon the Taittiriya Samhita, Sayanacharya followed it up with a commentary on the Brahmana and Aranyaka of the same Taittiriya shakha thereby, completing the commentary on one shakha of the Krshna Yajurveda. The following verses from the Taittiriya Brahmana and Taittiriya Aranyaka respectively throw light on the order in which the commentaries on the texts of the Taittiriya shakha were written.<ref name=":0" />

व्याख्याता सुखबोधाय तैत्तिरीयकसंहिता । तद् ब्राह्मणं व्याकरिष्ये सुखेनार्थविबुद्धने ॥

व्याख्याता सुखबोधाय तैत्तिरीयकसंहिता । तद् ब्राह्मणं व्याकरिष्ये सुखेनार्थविबुद्धने ॥

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

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

The Yajurveda has two branches ie. Krshna Yajurveda and Shukla Yajurveda. Of the various sub-branches of the Krshna Yajurveda, Sayanacharya commented upon the texts of his own shakha, the Taittiriya shakha. Similarly, the Shukla Yajurveda consists of two sub-branches, the Madhyandina and Kanva shakhas. Much before Sayanacharya, during the reign of Raja Bhoja, Acharya Uvvata had already written a commentary on the Madhyadina Samhita. Therefore, Sayanacharya chose to write a bhashya on the Kanva Samhita of the Shukla Yajurveda. However, his commentary is available only on the initial 20 adhyayas of the Samhita. It seems that Sayanacharya did not comment upon the Uttarardha (later half) of the Kanva Samhita. And this is reiterated by another bhashyakara Shri. Anantacharya in his commentary on the later half of the Kanva Samhita as follows.

The Yajurveda has two branches ie. Krshna Yajurveda and Shukla Yajurveda. Of the various sub-branches of the Krshna Yajurveda, Sayanacharya commented upon the texts of his own shakha, the Taittiriya shakha. Similarly, the Shukla Yajurveda consists of two sub-branches, the Madhyandina and Kanva shakhas. Much before Sayanacharya, during the reign of Raja Bhoja, Acharya Uvvata had already written a commentary on the Madhyadina Samhita. Therefore, Sayanacharya chose to write a bhashya on the Kanva Samhita of the Shukla Yajurveda. However, his commentary is available only on the initial 20 adhyayas of the Samhita. It seems that Sayanacharya did not comment upon the Uttarardha (later half) of the Kanva Samhita. And this is reiterated by another bhashyakara Shri. Anantacharya in his commentary on the later half of the Kanva Samhita as follows.<ref name=":0" />

 

=== Shatapatha Brahmana of the Shukla Yajurveda ===

=== Shatapatha Brahmana of the Shukla Yajurveda ===

There is only one brahmana text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda that is available which is the extensive Shatapatha Brahmana consisting of 100 adhyayas.<ref name=":0" />   

There is only one brahmana text associated with the Shukla Yajurveda that is available which is the extensive Shatapatha Brahmana consisting of 100 adhyayas. It is last of the texts commented upon by Sayanacharya later during the reign of Harihara II under whom he was a minister. This is mentioned by Sayanacharya himself in the preface of his commentary on the Shatapatha Brahmana as follows:

 

 

 

Though Sayanacharya is said to have written a commentary on the entire Shatapatha Brahmana, the entire commentary is unavailable today. However, the commentaries by Sayanacharya and Harisvami compliment each other to make available the commentary on the complete text of the shatapatha brahmana.<ref name=":0" />   

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