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Shloka 74

Parīkṣit’s Final Absorption, Takṣaka’s Bite, Janamejaya’s Snake Sacrifice, and the Vedic Sound-Lineage

यजुर्भिरकरोच्छाखा दशपञ्च शतैर्विभु: । जगृहुर्वाजसन्यस्ता: काण्वमाध्यन्दिनादय: ॥ ७४ ॥

yajurbhir akaroc chākhā daśa pañca śatair vibhuḥ jagṛhur vājasanyas tāḥ kāṇva-mādhyandinādayaḥ

യജുര്‍വേദത്തിലെ അനവധി മന്ത്രശതങ്ങളില്‍നിന്ന് ആ വിഭുവായ ഋഷി പതിനഞ്ച് ശാഖകള്‍ സമ്പാദിച്ചു. കുതിരയുടെ കേശരത്തില്‍നിന്ന് ഉദ്ഭവിച്ചതിനാല്‍ അവ ‘വാജസനേയീ-സംഹിത’യായി പ്രസിദ്ധമായി; കാണ്വ, മാധ്യന്ദിന മുതലായ ഋഷികള്‍ ശിഷ്യപരമ്പരയായി അവ സ്വീകരിച്ചു.

yajurbhiḥwith the Yajur (mantras)
yajurbhiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootyajus (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)
akarotmade, formed
akarot:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√kṛ (कृ, धातु)
FormImperfect (लङ्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Singular (एकवचन)
śākhāḥbranches (recensions)
śākhāḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Rootśākhā (प्रातिपदिक)
FormFeminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन)
daśaten
daśa:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootdaśa (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
FormNumeral (संख्यावाचक), indeclinable-like; used with plural count
pañcafive
pañca:
Viśeṣaṇa (विशेषण)
TypeAdjective
Rootpañca (प्रातिपदिक/अव्ययवत्)
FormNumeral (संख्यावाचक), indeclinable-like; used with plural count
śataiḥby hundreds / in hundreds
śataiḥ:
Karana (करण)
TypeNoun
Rootśata (प्रातिपदिक)
FormNeuter (नपुंसकलिङ्ग), Instrumental (तृतीया/3), Plural (बहुवचन)
vibhuḥthe mighty one
vibhuḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvibhu (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Singular (एकवचन)
jagṛhuḥaccepted, took up
jagṛhuḥ:
Kriya (क्रिया)
TypeVerb
Root√grah (ग्रह्, धातु)
FormPerfect (लिट्), Parasmaipada (परस्मैपद), 3rd person (प्रथमपुरुष), Plural (बहुवचन)
vājasaneyāḥthe Vājasaneyins
vājasaneyāḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootvājasaneya (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन)
tāḥthose (branches)
tāḥ:
Karma (कर्म)
TypeNoun
Roottad (प्रातिपदिक)
FormSarvanāma (सर्वनाम), Feminine (स्त्रीलिङ्ग), Accusative (द्वितीया/2), Plural (बहुवचन); refers to ‘śākhāḥ’
kāṇva-mādhyandina-ādayaḥthe Kāṇvas, Mādhyandinas and others
kāṇva-mādhyandina-ādayaḥ:
Karta (कर्ता)
TypeNoun
Rootkāṇva (प्रातिपदिक) + mādhyandina (प्रातिपदिक) + ādi (प्रातिपदिक)
FormMasculine (पुंलिङ्ग), Nominative (प्रथमा/1), Plural (बहुवचन); ‘Kāṇvas, Mādhyandinas, etc.’
V
Vedavyāsa
K
Kāṇva
M
Mādhyandina

FAQs

This verse states that the Yajur Veda was व्यवस्थित (systematically arranged) into 150 śākhās, known as the Vājasaneyī recensions, and that traditions like the Kāṇva and Mādhyandina accepted and preserved them.

He is narrating how Vedic knowledge was organized and transmitted through recognized lineages, showing the authoritative preservation of śruti through specific schools (śākhās) and teachers.

It encourages seekers to learn scripture through authentic traditions, valuing careful transmission, qualified teachers, and disciplined study rather than casual or self-invented interpretations.