The Yajurveda derived from Yajus means “Sacrificial Formula” and Veda means “Knowledge”. It is the collection of sacrificial prayers used by the Adhvaryu priest. Yajurveda has two major divisions: Black Yajurveda and White Yajurveda. It is an ancient Vedic Sanskrit text. The Shukla Yajurveda includes text about 16 recensions, while the Krishna Yajurveda has 86 recensions. It was the most and earliest ancient layer of Yajurveda “Samhita” includes about 1,875 verses. The Yajurveda is the Veda of prose mantras. An ancient Vedic Sanskrit text, it is a compilation of ritual offering formulas that were said by a priest while an individual performed ritual actions such as those before the yajna fire. Yajurveda is one of the four Vedas, and one of the scriptures of Hinduism.