A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c9.s2.48
A History of Ancient Sanskrit Literature, so far as it illustrates the Primitive Religion of the Brahmans c9.s2.48
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The Adhyâyas, which follow the Aśvamedha, are distinctly called Khilas or supplements by Kâtyâyana. They are relegated to the Brâhmaṇa by the Taittirîyas, and explained with less detail in the Śatapatha-brâhmaṇa. Adhyâya xxvi.—xxix. contain some hymns belonging to sacrifices previously explained, and they are passed over entirely by the Śatapatha-brâhmaṇa and by Kâtyâyana. Adhyâya xxx. and xxxi. contain the Purushamedha, which the Taittirîyas treat in their Brâhmaṇa. The Śatapatha-brâhmaṇa devotes but a short space to it in its 13th book, and Kâtyâyana explains Adhyâya xxxi. in his 21st book.