Definition of Yajur-veda

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Yajur-Veda
(n.)
See Veda.
  

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Yajur-Veda Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Yajur-Veda

Noun
1. a collection of sacrificial formulas and prayers
(hypernym) Samhita

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yajur-veda

yajur-veda
\yaj"ur-ve"da\ (y&adot;j"ûr-vā`d&adot; or -vē`d&adot;), n. [skr. yajur-vēda.] see veda.
yajur-veda
n : a collection of sacrificial formulas [syn: yajur-veda]





Yajur-Veda Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Yajur-Veda
Yajur-Veda The second Veda. {SD 2:548; BCW}


Yajur-Veda Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

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Yajurveda
The Yajurveda (Sanskrit  , a tatpurusha compound of "sacrifice" + "knowledge") is one of the four Hindu Vedas. The Yajurveda Samhita contains the liturgy needed to perform the  rituals and sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period, and the added Brahmana and Shrautasutra commentaries add information on the details of their performance.

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