The Sacrifices of Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha (study)
by Aparna Dhar | 2016 | 61,606 words
This page relates ‘List of the Brahmana text of the four Veda available to us’ of the study dealing with the Sacrifices such as Rajasuya, Vajapeya and Ashvamedha including their ritualistic and monarchial strata with reference to the Shatapatha-Brahmana. These Brahmanas represent a category of ancient Sanskrit texts dealing with ancient Vedic rituals and ceremonies based on the Vedas.
List of the Brāhmaṇa text of the four Veda available to us
There are several Brāhmaṇas belonging to the four Veda. But, nowadays all the Brāhmaṇas are not available to us. Hence, the names of principal Brāhmaṇas of the four Vedas are enumerated here—
List of the Brāhmaṇas extant now:
To the Ṛgveda belongs the two Brāhmaṇas. Such as–
i) The Aitareya Brāhmaṇa.
ii) The kauṣitaki Brāhmaṇa, otherwise known as Sānkyāyaṇa Brāhmaṇa.
To the Sāmaveda belongs several Brāhmaṇas, such as–
i) Tāṇḍya Mahābrāhmaṇa.
ii) Sadviṃsa Brāhmaṇa.
iii) Chāndogya Brāhmaṇa.
iv) Jaiminīya Brāhmaṇa.
v) Sāmavidhāna Brāhmaṇa.
vi) Ārṣeya Brāhmaṇa
vii) Vaṃsa Brāhmaṇa.
viii) Devatādhyāya Brāhmaṇa.
ix) Samhitopaniṣad Brāhmaṇa.
To the Black Yajurveda there is one Brāhmaṇa, named as Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.
And to the White Yajurveda belongs the famous Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa both in Mādhyandina and Kānva recension.
And lastly the Atharvaveda has only one Brāhmaṇa which is named as Gopatha Brāhmaṇa.