Yajur
/ˈjʌdʒər/noun
A term for a sacrificial formula or verse, especially in the Yajurveda.
Did you know?Yajur is tied to the Vedic root *yaj-* meaning “to worship or sacrifice,” the same ritual world that made spoken words into offerings with real religious force.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*h₁iegʷ-
“A proposed ancestral root associated with worship or sacrifice.”
Vedic Sanskrit
Sanskrit
yajus
“A sacrificial formula or verse used in ritual.”
Classical Sanskrit
Sanskrit
yajur
“Ritual sacrificial wording; especially the liturgical language of the Yajurveda.”
Old Indic / Middle Indo-Aryan
Indic
yajur-
“Preserved in sacred textual tradition as ritual speech.”
Modern English
English
Yajur
“A term referring to the sacrificial verses of the Yajurveda.”