A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c9.s2.24

c9.s2.24

First of all, it ought to be remarked that the story which has been preserved by tradition of the schism introduced by Yâjnavalkya among the followers of the Adhvaryu or Yajur-veda is confirmed by internal evidence. The general name of the ancient Śâkhâs of the Yajur-veda is Charaka, and the Taittirîyas, therefore, together with the Kaṭhas, and others are called by a general name, Charaka-śâkhâs. This name Charaka is used in one of the Khilas of the Vâjasaneyi-saṃhitâ as a term of reproach. In the 30th Adhyâya a list of people is given who are to be sacrificed at the Purushamedha, and among them we find the Charakâchârya, the teacher of the Charakas, as the proper victim to be offered to Dushkṛita or Sin. This passage, together with similar hostile expressions in the Śatapatha-brâhmaṇa, were evidently dictated by a feeling of animosity against the ancient schools of the Adhvaryus, whose sacred texts we possess in the Taittirîya-veda, and from whom Yâjnavalkya seceded in order to become himself the founder of the new Charaṇas of the Vâjasaneyins.