Etymology Yajurveda
yajurveda text describes formula , mantras uttered during sacrificial fire (yajna) rituals, shown. offerings typically ghee (clarified butter), grains, aromatic seeds, , cow milk.
yajurveda compound sanskrit word, composed of yajus (यजुस्) , veda (वेद). monier-williams translates yajus religious reverence, veneration, worship, sacrifice, sacrificial prayer, formula, particularly mantras muttered in peculiar manner @ sacrifice . veda means knowledge . johnson states yajus means (mostly) prose formulae or mantras, contained in yajur veda, muttered .
michael witzel interprets yajurveda mean knowledge text of prose mantras used in vedic rituals. ralph griffith interprets name mean knowledge of sacrifice or sacrificial texts , formulas . carl olson states yajurveda text of mantras (sacred formulas) repeated , used in rituals .
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