Yajurveda

Book excerpt: YAJURVEDA The YAJURVEDA in Sanskrit means 'wisdom of sacrificial formulas'. The YAJURVEDA is the book of rituals which was compiled in ancient times to perform the Yagya and other rituals in right order. The YAJURVEDA is popular as the second Veda. It is claimed that the hymns of YAJURVEDA have been created from the hymns of the Rigveda as 663 hymns are copied from it. The YAJURVEDA not only depicts the situation prevailing during yagya period along with spread of knowledge, god, and social importance. This translation is based on the grammar of famous Vedic interpreter Acharya Uvat. The entire text, the names of the gods and rituals whose equivalent could not be found in English have been given as proper nouns. This Veda is a precise and accurate in the translation from its Hindi version translated by renowned Sanskrit grammar expert.