History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c73.t1.170

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The other *saṁhitās* also contain identical mantras. For example, the Vāj. S. II. 29-34⁹⁶³ are mantras most of which are employed in the Piṇḍapitṛyajña in Sākamedha⁹⁶⁴. Similarly, in the Maitrāyaṇī Saṁhitā⁹⁶⁵ I. 10.3. 10-21 these are mantras for the pitṛyajña employed in Sākamedha many of which are the same as in Vāj. S. or Tai. Br. M. S. I. 10. 3.11 is the same as Vāj. S. III 52 and M. S. I. 10. 3. 17-20 are the same as Vāj. S. III. 51, 53-55. M. S. I. 10. 3. 13-14 greatly resemble Vāj. S. II. 32 and Tai. Br. I. 3. 10. 8.