यजुर्वेदः · मैत्रायणी

Maitrāyaṇī

A Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda śākhā still recited by a small community, with its own saṃhitā, upaniṣad the Mānava Kalpa and the Vārāha Gṛhyasūtra.

Other śākhās:Taittirīya Kaṭha

Śruti — the books of this śākhā

SaṃhitāMaitrāyaṇī Saṃhitāमैत्रायणीसंहिता
Saṃhitā
मैत्रायणीसंहिता
Maitrāyaṇī Saṃhitā
Four kāṇḍas of mantra and brāhmaṇa prose — the Maitrāyaṇīya counterpart of the Taittirīya Saṃhitā, with its own order and readings.
Where to hear and read it
Sanskrit e-textGRETIL(opens in a new tab)
Next: Maitrāyaṇī Upaniṣad
UpaniṣadMaitrāyaṇī Upaniṣadमैत्रायण्युपनिषत्

Kalpa · how its rites are performed

A Vedāṅga. Each school’s Kalpa-sūtras turn what the Brāhmaṇas teach into step-by-step procedure: Śrauta for the great sacrifices, Gṛhya for the household rites and saṃskāras, Dharma for conduct, and Śulba for building the altars.

Grouped below by school. Each family follows the sūtras of its own school, the one named in its abhivādana (for example, Āpastamba-sūtra).

Mānava

The main Maitrāyaṇīya school. Its Śrauta, Gṛhya and Śulba sūtras survive.

Vārāha

A sister school of the Mānava.

Gṛhya-sūtraVārāha Gṛhyasūtraवाराहगृह्यसूत्रम्

Not on this path, and why

There is no separate Maitrāyaṇī Brāhmaṇa: the explanatory prose sits inside the saṃhitā, as in all Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda texts.
Vārāha Śrautasūtra: no open e-text we can vouch for yet.

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