Dictionary: Yajurveda
Yajurveda religion Hinduism image_size 250 language Vedic Sanskrit period c. 1200–800 BCE chapters 40 adhyayas verses 1,975 mantras The Yajurveda (यजुर्वेद, ’, from ‘ meaning “worship”, and veda meaning “knowledge”) is the Veda primarily of prose mantras for worship rituals. An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, it is a compilation of ritual-offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire....