Yajur-Veda

The Yajur-Veda (यजुर्वेद in Sanskrit, marked yajurveda , composed of yajus “sacrifice” and of veda “to know”) is one of the four Hindu texts called Vedas. It contains liturgical, ritual texts and on the sacrifices. It was probably composed during the Âge of iron.

There exist two collections, or samhitas , of Yajur-Veda: Shukla (white) and Krishna (black).

Collections

Shukla Yajur-Veda

Shukla Yajur-Veda includes/understands 40 chapters, or adhyayas :

1. - 2. : Sacrifices for the moons news and full
3. : Agnihotra
4. - 8. : Somayajna
9. - 10. : Vajapeya and Rajasuya
11. - 18. : Constructions of furnace bridges, the such Agnicayana
19. - 21. : Sautramani
22. - 25. : Ashvamedha
26.- 29. : Additional formulas for various ritual
30. - 31. : Purushamedha
32.- 34. : Sarvamedha
35. : Pitriyajna
36.- 39. : Pravargya
40. : Isha Upanishad

Krishna Yajur-Veda

Krishna Yajur-Veda comprises four versions:

  • taittirīya saṃhita (TS) of Panchala
  • maitrayani saṃhita (ms)
  • caraka-katha saṃhita (KS) of Madraka
  • kapiṣṭhala-katha saṃhita (KapS) of Bahika

Great numbers

See also: History of the great numbers

Yajur-Veda documents the oldest known use of numbers going until a Billion ( parardha ). It uses also the concept of Infini numerical t-piece ( purna ), establishing that if one withdraws purna purna , there remain always purna .

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