Yajurveda Samhita (Moola Mantra) - Sanskrit | Hindu Spiritual Book

At the time of the grammarian Patanjali, the Yajurveda Samhita, or the prayer book of the Adhvaryu priest, is said to have had as many as 101 recensions. Of these, only five—Kathaka, Kapisthala, Maitrayani, Taittiriya, and Vajasaneyi—have survived and are currently available. The first four are considered to be part of the 'Black Yajurveda,' while the fifth is categorized as part of the 'White Yajurveda.' The Kanva and Madhyandina Samhitas are two somewhat different versions of the Vajasaneyi Samhita, which derives its name from Yajnavalkya Vajasaneya, this Veda's principal instructor. The main distinction between the texts of the "Black" and "White" Yajurvedas is that the former includes a presentation of the rites of sacrifice that belong to them as well as the Brahmana, or theological discussion on the same, while the latter only contains the Mantras, or the prayers and sacrificial formulae that the priest must utter.