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Atharvavedaparishishta 49.2

Atharvavedapariśiṣṭa 49.2

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49.2.1

tatra yajurvedasya caturviṃśatir bhedā bhavanti || tad yathā | kāṇvāḥ | mādhyaṃdināḥ | jābālāḥ | śāpeyāḥ | śvetāḥ | śvetatarāḥ | tāmrāyaṇīyāḥ | paurṇavatsāḥ | āvaṭikāḥ | paramāvaṭikāḥ | hauṣyāḥ | dhauṣyāḥ | khāḍikāḥ | āhvarakāḥ | carakāḥ maitrāḥ | maitrāyaṇīyāḥ | hāritakarṇāḥ | śālāyanīyāḥ | marcakaṭhāḥ | prācyakaṭhāḥ | kapiṣṭhalakaṭhāḥ | upalāḥ | taittirīyāś ceti ||

There are twenty-four divisions of the Yajurveda, namely: the Kāṇvas, Mādhyaṃdinas, Jābālas, Śāpeyas, Śvetas, Śvetataras, Tāmrāyaṇīyas, Paurṇavatsas, Āvaṭikas, Paramāvaṭikas, Hauṣyas, Dhauṣyas, Khāḍikas, Āhvarakas, Carakas, Maitras, Maitrāyaṇīyas, Hāritakarṇas, Śālāyanīyas, Marcakaṭhas, Prācyakaṭhas, Kapiṣṭhalakaṭhas, Upalas, and Taittirīyas.

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49.2.2

teṣām adhyayanam | dve sahasre śate nyūne vede vājasaneyake | sakalaṃ parisaṃkhyātaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ tu caturguṇam ||

Their text for recitation: / In the Vājasaneyaka Veda, there are two thousand minus two hundred [verses] / completely enumerated, but the Brāhmaṇa is four times that.

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49.2.3

aṣṭādaśa śatāni bhavanti | tāny eva triguṇam adhītya kramapāro bhavati | saptasu vīrāś ceti ||

There are eighteen hundred [verses]. Having studied three times that number, one becomes a master of the krama step-recitation; and among the seven [branches there are] heroes.

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49.2.4

śākhās tisro bhavanti | tad yathā | vārcikam arthādhyayanīyāḥ | pāraścaryāḥ | pāraśramaṇīyāḥ | pārakramavaṭaḥ | kramapāraś ceti ||

There are three branches, namely: the Vārcika [division of] those studying the text together with meaning, the Pāraścaryas, the Pāraśramaṇīyas, the Pārakramavaṭa, and the master of the step-recitation.

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49.2.5

ṣaḍ aṅgāny adhītya ṣaḍaṅgavid bhavati | śikṣā kalpo vyākaraṇaṃ niruktaṃ chando jyotiṣam iti ṣaḍ aṅgāni ||

Having studied the six auxiliary limbs, one becomes a knower of the six limbs. Phonetics, ritual manual, grammar, etymology, metre, and astronomy are the six auxiliary limbs.

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49.2.6

atha yajurvedaḥ prāṃśuḥ pralambajaṭharaḥ sthūlagalakapālo rakto varṇena prādeśāḥ ṣaḍ dīrghatvena yajurvedasyaitad rūpaṃ bhavati ||

Now the Yajurveda is tall, has a protruding belly, a thick neck and head, is red in colour, and is six spans in length; such is the bodily form of the Yajurveda.

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