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The Yajurveda-SaïhitÁ is the collection of the yajus, i.e., sacrificial

mantras. This SaïhitÁ has been handed down in two forms, viz. Ïukla
(White)-Yajurveda and KéÒÆa (Black)-Yajurveda. The Ïukla- Yajurveda is
known as VÁjasaneyi- SaïhitÁ. Of this VÁjasaneyi- SaïhitÁ, there are two
recensions, viz. KÁÆva and MÁdhyandina, which however, differ very little
from each other. The chief difference between the SaïhitÁs of the ‘Ïukla’
and the ‘KéÒÆa’ Yajurveda lies in fact that the VÁjasaneyi- SaïhitÁ
contains only the mantras, while the SaïhitÁs of the KéÒÆa -Yajurveda
contain, beside mantras, the BrÁhmaÆa portions belonging to them.
The VÁjasaneyi- SaïhitÁ consists of forty chapters. These chapters
mainly contain the prayers for important sacrifices like, DaÐapurÆamÁsa,
Agnihotra, CÁturmÁsya, RÁjasÚya, VÁjapeya, AÐvamedha, Sarvamedha,
etc.
The present edition contains the original text with the commentaries by
UvaÔa and MahÍdhara with the English translation by R.T.H. Griffith. We
trust this revised edition will be certainly liked by both scholars and English
knowing readers.