Etymograph

English

Yajurveda

Yajurveda comes from Sanskrit यजुर्वेद ‘Yajurveda, second of the four Vedas’.

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयजुर्वेदyajurveda‘Yajurveda, second of the four Vedas’
  2. EnglishtodayYajurveda

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Sanskritc. 1500–500 BCEयजुर्वेदyajurveda‘Yajurveda, second of the four Vedas’
  2. EnglishtodayYajurveda

Today it means

name The third of the four Vedas, or canonical texts of Hinduism, containing the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Sanskrit यजुर्वेद / Yajurveda