Veda / Kalpa


yājuṣa mantra ratnākaram

Here is a new collection of important yajur veda mantras, with clear swaras, following standard sanskrit conventions. It includes the udakaśānti, taittirīyopanīṣat, mahānārāyaṇopaniṣat, mahānyāsa, abhiśravana mantras and many sūktas.

  • link ] yājuṣa-mantra-ratnākaram (needs proofreading)
              [ last updated 2012-07-26. errata ]

Some knowledge of the vedic swara system is useful and necessary for practical reasons (modifying mantras for use with svāhā etc). Here is a paper from a utility standpoint.

  • [ link ] understanding and marking veda swaras

kṛṣṇa yajur veda

The taittiriya śākhā of the kṛṣṇa yajur veda is available here, with the sanskrit commentary of bhaṭṭa bhāskara. These scans come from the Digital Library of India. They have been uploaded to archive.org for convenience.

taittiriya saṁhitā

  • [ link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 1.1 - 1.3
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 1.4 - 1.6
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 1.7 - 2.2
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 2.3 - 2.6
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 3.1 - 3.5
  • [       ] taittiriya saṁhitā 4.1 - 4.7
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 5.1 - 5.4
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 5.5 - 5.7
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 6.1 - 6.4
  • [ link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 6.5 - 7.3
  • link ] taittiriya saṁhitā 7.4 - 7.5
taittiriya brāhmaṇa
  • link ] taittiriya brāhmaṇa 1 
  • [ link ] taittiriya brāhmaṇa 2 
  • [ link ] taittiriya brāhmaṇa 3.1 - 3.7 
  • link ] taittiriya brāhmaṇa 3.8 - 3.12 
taittirīya āraṇyaka
  • [ link ] taittiriya āraṇyaka 1 
  • [ link ] taittiriya āraṇyaka 2

āpastamba kalpa sūtra

The entire āpastamba kalpa sūtra is available here, with sanskrit commentaries by various authors. These scans come from the Digital Library of India. They have been uploaded to archive.org for convenience.

  • [ link ] ekāgni kāṇḍa with the commentary of haradatta miśra
  • [ link ] śulba sūtras with the commentaries of kapardi svāmī and others
  • link ] dharma sūtras with the commentary of haradatta miśra
  • [ link ] gṛhya sūtras with the commentaries of sudarśana sūrī and haradatta miśra
  • [ link ] grhya prayoga candrika (grantha script)
  • [ link ] śrauta sūtras with the commentary of dhūrta svāmī (part 1)
  • [ link ] śrauta sūtras with the commentary of dhūrta svāmī (part 2)

bodhāyana kalpa sūtra

Parts of the bodhāyana kalpa sūtra are available here. These scans come from the Digital Library of India. They have been uploaded to archive.org for convenience.

  • link ] dharma sūtras with the commentary of govinda swami
  • link ] gṛhya sūtras 
  • link ] purva prayoga with the gopala karikas (grantha script)
  • link ] purva prayoga (kanakasabhapatiya)
  • link ] purvapara prayoga (venaketisya) without page numbers

other kalpa sutras

Various other kalpa sutras are available here. These scans come from the Digital Library of India and have been uploaded to archive.org

  • [ link ] ashvalayana, drahyayana, kathaka, kaushitaki, khadira, manava, paraskara and vaikhanasa grihya sutras

other links

A few sites are now working on digitizing the vedas and making them available online
  • [ link ] ṛg and taittirīya śākhā documents from sanskritweb.net
  • [ link ] saṁhitās for many śākhās from vedakalpataru.com
  • [ link ] taittirīya śākhā documents from yajur.veda.tripod.com