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The Yajurveda (Sanskrit: यजुर्वेद, yajurveda, from yajus meaning "prose mantra" and veda meaning "knowledge") is one of the four Vedas, and one of the scriptures of Hinduism. Others are Rigveda, Samaveda, and Atharva Veda.

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  • 1200-1000 BCE, Vajasneyi samhita sample i, Shukla Yajurveda, Sanskrit, Devanagari

    A page from the Vajasneyi samhita found in the Shukla Yajurveda (Sanskrit, Devanagari script). This version of the manuscript opens with salutations to Ganesha and Sadashiva (Shaivism).

  • Arjuna followed the horse used for Aswameda Yaga

    Ashvamedhika parva of the Mahabharata describes the year long ceremony according to Yajurveda.

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