Ancient Indian Education (Brahmanical and Buddhist) c8.26

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c8.26

The controversy regarding the differentiation between *Mantra* and *Brāhmaṇa* portions of the Veda has been settled by the simple solution that the *Brāhmaṇa* portion of the Veda is that which is left over after what the *Yājñikas* (the sacrificial priests) select and count as Mantras [*Tachchodakeshu Mantrākhyā śeshe Brāhmaṇaśabdaḥ* (Jaimini, Sū. ii, 1, 32)].

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Mīmāṃsāsūtra — Jaimini, Sanskrit