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तैत्तिरीयसंहिता

   
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तैत्तिरीयसंहिता

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तैत्तिरीय—संहिता  f. f. the संहिता of the s (chief recension of the black YV., on the origin of which, iii, 5, 1-29">[VP. iii, 5, 1-29] has the following legend: the YV. was first taught by वैशम्पायन to 27 pupils, among whom was याज्ञवल्क्य; subsequently V. being offended with Y. bade him disgorge the वेद committed to him, which he did in a tangible form; whereupon the older disciples of V. being commanded to pick it up, took the form of partridges, and swallowed the soiled texts, hence namedblack’; the other name तैत्तिरीय referring to the partridges. Y. then received from the sun a new or white version of the YV., called from Y.'s patr.वाजसनेयिन्).

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