The Blackwell Companion to Hinduism

Yajurvedic texts Atharvavedic texts

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MS KS/KpS TS VS(M) VS(K) AV,S ́SPS
Mai- Kat.ha-/ Taitti- Va ̄ jasasa– Va ̄j. S ́aunaka Paippala ̄da
tra ̄ - Kapi- rı ̄ya S. neyi Ma ̄dhy. Ka ̄n.va S. S.
yan.is.t.hala Sam.hita ̄S. (=vulgate)
Sam.h. Sam.h.
(VS 40 =I ̄s ́a ̄Up, late)

–Kat.hB/KpB TB S ́B(M) S ́BK *Paipp.Br
–– Taitt.B S ́atapathaB S ́at.B. (no text) (text not
only only 1–3.9 (Ma ̄dhy.) (Ka ̄n.va) recovered)
frag. frag. are old,
TB 3.10–12 1–5 Eastern =1–7
from Kat.hB 6–10 Western =7–12
add. 11–13 =13–15
Va ̄ dhu ̄la
Bra ̄ hman.a
(Anva ̄khya ̄na)
GB (adopted from Paipp.)
man- Kat.hA ̄ TA ̄ 14.1–3 =16.1–3 Gopatha Br.
tras Kat.ha- Taitt. =A ̄ran.yaka mostly adopted from
in A ̄r. A ̄ran.yaka other Br. texts
MS ~ TA ̄ 1–2<Kat.hB
4.9 4–5 3–6 =A ̄r. proper
7–9=TU 14.4–9 =Up. =16.3– (Pran.ava Up =GB 1.16–30
Taitt.BA ̄UM BA ̄UK post-Pa ̄n.inean, as such later
Upanis.ad Br.hada ̄ran.yaka-Upanis.ad than Kaus ́S)

TA ̄ 10 =MNU (late)

Maha ̄na ̄ra ̄yan.a-Up.

Black YV White YV

MS ́S*Kat.hS ́SBS ́SBhS ́SA ̄pS ́SKS ́S VaitS *A ̄gS ́S-

Va ̄rS ́SVa ̄dhS ́SHS ́S

VkhS ́S

Ma ̄ na- (almost Baudha ̄ - Bha ̄ rad- A ̄pa- Ka ̄tya ̄ - Vaita ̄na *A ̄gastya

va-S ́r. compl. yana va ̄ ja stamba, yana Su ̄tra S ́rS

Su ̄tra lost) S ́r. S. S ́rS Hiranyakesi. S ́rS. (lost)

yakes ́i Vaikha ̄ nasa

Va ̄ra ̄ ha S ́r. S Va ̄ dhu ̄la S ́r. S. S ́rS(very late)

MGS KGS BGS

Va ̄dhGS

A ̄pGS PGS Kaus ́S *Pait.hGS

BhGS

Va ̄rGS A ̄gGS HGS VkhGS

Ma ̄n. Kat.ha/ Baudh.Va ̄ dh. Bha ̄ r. A ̄p. Pa ̄ ras- Kaus ́ika Pait.hı ̄-

GS A ̄gnives ́ya Hir. kara Su ̄ tra nasi GS

Va ̄r.

Lauga ̄ks.i

Vaikh. Gr.hyasu ̄ tra (fragments)

*Ma ̄nava- *Kat.h. Baudh. A ̄p. Vaikh.

Dharma DhS DhS DhS DhS

Su ̄tra

Manu- Vis.n.u- Va ̄ dhu ̄ la- Ya ̄ jñavalkya- Sumantu-

Smr.ti Smr.ti Smr.ti Smr.ti DhS

Various Paris ́is.t.a (frag.)

LATER UPANIS.ADS:

MU KU MNU IU various AV-Up.s

Maitr. – Kat.ha- Maha ̄na ̄ra ̄yan.a- I ̄s ́aUp ̄ Pras ́na, Ma ̄n.d..etc.

Upanis.ad Up. Up. Up. Up.s

LGS