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Yajurveda · c. 1200–800 BCE (mantra prose core); recensions fixed later · Vedic Sanskrit
Traditional: Ṛṣis (traditional); prose and mantra compilers for ritual use
Scholarly note: Split into Śukla (Vājasaneyi) and Kṛṣṇa recensions with overlapping mantra pools.
Supply yajus formulas and ritual directions for hotṛ and adhvaryu roles so soma and fire rituals can be performed precisely.
Extent · Śukla and Kṛṣṇa branches with multiple śākhās (e.g. Mādhyandina, Kāṇva)
Saṃhitā intertwined with brāhmaṇa-style ritual explanation in Kṛṣṇa Yajurveda; Śukla Yajurveda separates the Vājasaneyi Saṃhitā more cleanly.