Kathaka
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Kathaka is an ancient Vedic shakha (branch or school) of the Krishna Yajurveda, known for its distinct recension and ritual traditions.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kathaka Samhita | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vedic shakha
ⓘ
branch of the Yajurveda ⓘ school of the Krishna Yajurveda ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Krishna Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAffiliation | Brahmanical tradition ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityStatus | considered authoritative within its lineage ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalCategory | Śruti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalRole | transmission of Krishna Yajurveda mantras and prose formulas ⓘ |
| hasClassification | Krishna Yajurveda shakha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | early Indo-Aryan ritual culture ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalFocus | correct performance of sacrifice rather than philosophy ⓘ |
| hasGenre | mantra and ritual prose ⓘ |
| hasGeographicalAssociation | Northwestern Indian subcontinent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalStatus | largely extinct as a living recitation tradition ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later Vedic ritual literature ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Vedic Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse |
public Vedic sacrifices
ⓘ
royal rituals ⓘ |
| hasMantraStyle | mixed prose and verse ⓘ |
| hasNameEtymology | derived from Katha or Kathaka lineage of Vedic teachers ⓘ |
| hasPreservationMedium |
palm-leaf manuscripts (historically)
ⓘ
paper manuscripts (later period) ⓘ |
| hasPreservationStatus |
partially preserved in manuscripts
ⓘ
partially preserved in quotations in later texts ⓘ |
| hasRecensionType | Krishna (black) Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationTo | Katha school NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationToOtherShakhas |
distinct from Kapiṣṭhala-Katha shakha
NERFINISHED
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distinct from Maitrayani shakha NERFINISHED ⓘ distinct from Taittiriya shakha ⓘ |
| hasRelationToVedicCorpus | one of multiple Yajurveda recensions ⓘ |
| hasReligiousTradition | Hinduism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRitualFocus |
Shrauta rituals
ⓘ
Soma sacrifice NERFINISHED ⓘ Vedic sacrifice (yajña) ⓘ |
| hasScholarlyInterest |
Vedic philology
ⓘ
history of Yajurveda recensions ⓘ |
| hasScript |
later written in Brahmi-derived scripts
ⓘ
originally oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | sacrificial formulas and ritual instructions ⓘ |
| hasTextType |
Brahmana
ⓘ
Samhita ⓘ Shrauta ritual texts ⓘ |
| hasTransmissionMode | oral recitation with strict phonetic rules ⓘ |
| hasVeda | Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Yajurveda tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Vedic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kathaka Samhita