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Yajurveda Samhitas (यजुर्वेदीयाः संहिताः) (view source)
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== परिचयः ॥ Introduction ==
No less than six complete samhitas of the Yajurveda is available today.<ref>Ganga Sagar Rai (1965), [https://archive.org/details/puranavolvii015193mbp/page/n12/mode/1up?view=theater Sakhas of the Yajurveda in the Puranas], Purana (Vol 7, No. 1), Varanasi: All-India Kashiraj Trust.</ref>
== शुक्लयजुर्वेदीयाः संहिताः ॥ Shukla Yajurveda Samhita ==
== शुक्लयजुर्वेदीयाः संहिताः ॥ Shukla Yajurveda Samhita ==
Madhyandina and Kanva are the two prime branches of the Shukla Yajurveda.
Madhyandina and Kanva are the two prime branches of the Shukla Yajurveda.
== कृष्णयजुर्वेदीयाः संहिताः ॥ Krshna Yajurveda Samhita ==
== कृष्णयजुर्वेदीयाः संहिताः ॥ Krshna Yajurveda Samhita ==
The subject matter of the Krshna Yajurveda is more or less the same as the Shukla Yajurveda. The only difference being that the Shukla Yajurveda gives only the mantras pertaining to the Yajna rituals while the Krshna Yajurveda also adds the pertinent brahmana sections. It is said that there 85 branches of the Krshna Yajurveda of which only 4 of them are extent today with their respective Samhitas. They are described in brief below:
The subject matter of the Krshna Yajurveda is more or less the same as the Shukla Yajurveda. The only difference being that the Shukla Yajurveda gives only the mantras pertaining to the Yajna rituals while the Krshna Yajurveda also adds the pertinent brahmana sections. It is said that there 85 branches of the Krshna Yajurveda of which only 4 of them are extent today with their respective Samhitas. However, being branches of the same Veda, there is similarity in terms of their nature, yagas described and the mantras prescribed. The Samhitas of Krshna Yajurveda are described in brief below:
=== तैत्तिरीयसंहिता ॥ Taittiriya Samhita ===
=== तैत्तिरीयसंहिता ॥ Taittiriya Samhita ===
|+Contents of the Maitrayani Samhita
|+Contents of the Maitrayani Samhita
!Kanda
!Kanda
!Prapathakas
!Prapathakas<ref name=":1" />
!Subject-matter
!Subject-matter
|-
|-
ग्रामे ग्रामे काठकं कालापकं च प्रोच्यते । Mahabhashya 4.3.101
ग्रामे ग्रामे काठकं कालापकं च प्रोच्यते । Mahabhashya 4.3.101
The Katha Samhita is organised into 5 Khandas, 40 sthanakas, 13 anuvachanas, 843 anuvakas, 3091 mantras and with the brahmanas 18000. Its contents are described in brief below.
The Katha Samhita is available and organised into 5 Khandas, 40 sthanakas, 13 anuvachanas, 843 anuvakas, 3091 mantras and with the brahmanas 18000. The 5 khandas are known as Ithimika, Madhyamika, Ormika, Yajyanuvakya and Ashvamedhagrantha. Sthanakas are their sub-divisions.<ref name=":1">Ganga Sagar Rai (1965), [https://archive.org/details/puranavolvii015193mbp/page/n247/mode/2up?view=theater Sakhas of the Krsna Yajurveda in the Puranas], Purana (Vol 7, No. 2), Varanasi: All India Kashiraj Trust.</ref> The contents of the Katha Samhita are described in brief below.
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+Contents of the Katha Samhita
|+Contents of the Katha Samhita
=== कपिष्ठलकठसंहिता ॥ Kapishthala Katha Samhita ===
=== कपिष्ठलकठसंहिता ॥ Kapishthala Katha Samhita ===
Kapishthala is the name of a Rshi that finds mention in Panini's sutra कपिष्ठलो गोत्रे (८.३.९१) and in Durgacharya's commentary on the nirukta where he says, अहं च कापिष्ठलो वासिष्ठः (निरुक्तटीका ४.४). There is only one manuscript of this Samhita available which is also incomplete. Also, the Kapishthala Samhita exhibits an influence of the Rgveda. Its Svarankana Paddhati is similar to that of the Rgveda. The Kapishthala Samhita, like the Rgveda, is organised into Ashtakas and Adhyayas. Details of the available portion of the text is enumerated below:
{| class="wikitable"
|+Kapishthala Samhita<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
!Ashtaka
!Adhyayas
|-
|1 (complete)
|8 adhyayas
|-
|2 and 3
|adhyayas 9 to 24 (unavailable)
|-
|4
|adhyayas 25 to 31 available (adhyaya 32 unavailable)
adhyaya 27 is the Rudradhyaya
|-
|5
|adhyayas 33 to 40 (adhyaya 33 unavailable)
|-
|6
|adhyayas 41 to 48 (adhyaya 43 unavailable)
|}
Even the available chapters are not complete.<ref name=":1" /> However, the subject-matter of the Kapishthala Samhita resembles that of the Katha Samhita.<ref name=":0" />
== References ==
== References ==