तैत्तिरीय mfn. (
-यः-या-यं) Relating to the Tittiri portion of the Vedas, as a student, a text, teacher, section of, &c.
E. तित्तिरि the Yajur Veda so called, and
छ affix; or
तित्तिरि a partridge, affix as before; the texts of this Veda being disgorged by YAJNYAWALKYA in a tangible form, and picked up by the rest of VAISAMPAYANA'S dis- ciples, who, for the purpose, assumed the shape of partridges.
तित्तिरिणा प्रोक्तमधीयते छण् . ROOTS:
तित्तिरि छ तित्तिरि तित्तिरिणा प्रोक्तमधीयते छण् .