तैत्तिरीय—संहिता f. f. the
संहिता of the
T° s (chief recension of the Black
YV. , on the origin of which,
[VP. iii, 5, 1-29] has the following legend: the
YV. was first taught by
वैशम्पायन to 27 pupils, among whom was
याज्ञवल्क्य; subsequently V. being offended with Y. bade him disgorge the
वेद committed to him, which he did in a tangible form; whereupon the older disciples of V. being commanded to pick it up, took the form of partridges, and swallowed the soiled texts, hence named ‘black’; the other name
तैत्तिरीय referring to the partridges. Y. then received from the Sun a new or white version of the
YV. , called from Y.'s
patr. वाजसनेयिन्).