Yajur-Veda
a Samhita, containing a collection of sacrificial formulas.
Origin of Yajur-Veda
1- Compare Veda.
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The Yajur-Veda comprises prayers for sacrificial occasions, and interpretations of the same.
The Classic Myths in English Literature and in Art (2nd ed.) (1911) | Charles Mills GayleyAttempts to localise the highest deities, though first carried out in the law book of the priests, are found in the Yajur-Veda.
The History of Antiquity, Volume IV (of 6) | Max DunckerInstantly, like Urvasi and her companions in the Yajur Veda, the bride and her maidens disappear and are turned into birds!
Custom and Myth | Andrew Lang
British Dictionary definitions for Yajur-Veda
/ (ˈjʌdʒʊəˈveɪdə) /
Hinduism the second Veda, consisting of prayers and sacrificial formulas primarily for use by the priests
Origin of Yajur-Veda
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