tEttirīyasaṃhitā | त्Eत्तिरीयसंहिता | tEttirIyasaMhitA
tEttirīya—saṃhitā | त्Eत्तिरीय—संहिता | f. the Saṃhitā 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 Vaiśampāyana to 27 pupils, among whom was Yājñavalkya; subsequently V. being offended with Y. bade him disgorge the Veda 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 tEttirīya | त्Eत्तिरीय | referring to the partridges. Y. then received from the Sun a new or white version of the YV., called from Y.'s patr. vājasaneyin | वाजसनेयिन् |).