The Yajurveda (Sanskrit यजुर्वेदः, a tatpurusha compound of "sacrificial formula', + "knowledge") is one of the four canonical texts, of Hinduism, the Vedas. Estimated to have been composed between 1,400 and 1000 BCE, the Yajurveda 'Samhita', or 'compilation', contains the liturgy (mantras) needed to perform the sacrifices of the religion of the Vedic period, and the added Brahmana and Shrautasutra add information on the interpretati… (More on Yajurveda)