List of abbreviations of classical Sanskrit texts

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The following table lists the abbreviations used in Indology for classical Sanskrit texts :

abbreviation title IAST Sanskrit comment
FROM Aitareya Brahmana aitareya brāhmaṇa ऐतरेय ब्राह्मण
AV Atharvaveda atharvaveda अथर्ववेद
BhG Bhagavad Gita bhagavadgītā भगवद्गीता Chapters 25 to 42 of Book 6 (Bhishma Parva) of the Mahabharata
GopB Gopatha Brahmana gopatha brāhmaṇa गोपथ ब्राह्मण
JB Jaiminiya Brahmana jaiminīya brāhmaņa जैमिनीय ब्राह्मण
JUB Jaiminiya Upanishad Brahmana jaiminīya upaniṣad brāhmaņa जैमिनीय उपनिषद् ब्राह्मण also known as Talavakara Upanishad Brahmana
KapS Kapishthala-Katha Samhita kapiṣṭhala-kaṭha saṃhitā कपिष्ठल-कठ संहिता South Punjab / Bahika tradition of the Krishna Yajurveda
KB Kaushitaki Brahmana Brahmana for Rigveda; see also ShankhB
KpS Kapisthalakatha Samhita
KS Caraka-Katha Samhita caraka-kaṭha saṃhitā चरक-कठ संहिता Madra / Kurukshetra - tradition of Krishna Yajurveda
MB Mahabharata mahābhārata महाभारत  
MB Mantra Brahmana
Mn Manusmriti manusmṛti मनुस्मृति Code of Manu
MS Maitrayani Samhita maitrayani saṃhitā मैत्रयनि संहिता Kurukshetra - tradition of Krishna Yajurveda
PB Panchavimsha Brahmana pañcaviṃśa brāhmaṇa पञ्चविंश ब्राह्मण
RV Rigveda ṛgveda ऋग्वेद  
SB Shatapatha Brahmana śatapatha brāhmaṇa शतपथ ब्राह्मण Brahmana of Shukla Yajurveda
SBK Shatapatha Brahmana (Kanva Shakha) śatapatha brāhmaṇa (kāṇva śākhā) शतपथ ब्राह्मण (काण्व शाखा) Kanva lore
SBM Shatapatha Brahmana (Madhyandina Shakha) śatapatha brāhmaṇa (madhyandina śākhā) शतपथ ब्राह्मण (मध्यन्दिन शाखा) Madhyandina lore
SadvB Sadvimsha Brahmana ṣaḍviṃṡa brāhmaṇa षड्विंशअ ब्राह्मण Supplement to Panchavimsha Brahmana (PB)
ShankhB Shankhayana Brahmana śāṅkāyana brāhmaṇa शाङ्कायन ब्राह्मण Brahmana for Rigveda; see also KB
TA Taittiriya Aranyaka
TB Taittiriya Brahmana
TS Taittiriya Samhita taittirīya saṃhitā तैत्तिरीय संहिता Panchala tradition of Krishna Yajurveda
VS Vajasaneyi Samhita vājasaneyi saṃhitā वाजसनेयि संहिता  
VSK Vajasaneyi Samhita (Kanva Shakha) vājasaneyi saṃhitā (kāṇva śākhā) वाजसनेयि संहिता (काण्व शाखा) Kosala - tradition of the Vajasaneyi Samhita
VSM Vajasaneyi Samhita (Madhyandina Shakha) vājasaneyi saṃhitā (mādhyandina śākhā) वाजसनेयि संहिता (माध्यन्दिन शाखा) Mithila tradition of the Vajasaneyi Samhita

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