From the infinite time our vedic tradition considered the brAhmans granThas as veda . All maharshis of our glorious tradition declared ” mantrabrAhmanyOvedAnAmadheya ” and ” mantrabrAhmanaM veda ityAchakshatE “. Even in modern time excluding indologists and follower of dayAnanda saraswatI , for all adherents of vedic tradition brAhmans too are veda. Here I’m writing a short list ( vedA wise ) of some lost brAhmans, . This list is traditional at all and uncritical from indologist point of view. This list of lost brAhmans is based on the quotations quoted from this brahmans in commentaries ( bhAshya ) on several vedic texts. Also I have included brAhmans granThas which were mentioned in vedic texts , shrauta sutras , grihya sutras and bhAshyas . Although our glorious tradition had 1000s of brAhmans but most of them are lost , this list covers names of those brAhmans which are mentioned or quoted. Defiantly many fragments of this brAhmans are still available and some are published like kAthaka samkalana ( A collection of fragments of kAThaka brAhmans ).

(A) rigvediya brAhmans

(1) paiNgI brAhman

(2) maudgalya brAhman

(3) brahavRicha brAhman

(B) yajurvedIya brAhman

(B.1) shukla yajurvedIya brAhmans

(1) vAjasaneya brAhman

(2) jAbAla brAhman

(3) gAlawa brAhman

(4) vaijvApA brAhman

(B.2) krishnayajurveda brAhmans

(1) charaka brAhman

(2) kAThaka brAhman

(3) maitrAyanI brAhman

(4) shvetAshwatara brAhman

(5) kAndikeyI brAhman

(6) AukheyI brAhman

(7) kaNkatI brAhman

(8) kApya brAhman

(9) kapishThala kaTha brAhman

(10) AhavAraka brAhman

(11) hArIdrAvika maitrAyanI brAhman

(12) vAdhula brAhman

(C) sAmavedIya brAhmans

(1) bhAllaveya brAhman

(2) shAtyAyana brAhman

(3) kAlAvI brAhman

(4) tumburU brAhman

(5) Aruneya brAhman

(6) sailAlavI brAhman

(7) shAradUla brAhman

(8) pArAshara brAhman

(9) mAshasharAvI brAhman

(10) saulabhA brAhman

(11) Nenjamesha brAhman

(D) aTharvanvedIya brAhman

(1) paippalAda brAhman

(2) gopaTha brAhman ( of 100 chapters )



Sources and references :-

(1) ShankhAyana shrauta sutra ( mUlaM )

(2) AshvAlayana shrauta sutra ( sa bhAshya )

(3) baudhAyana shrauta sutra ( with two bhAshyas )

(4) satyAshADha shrauta sutra ( with bhAshya of mahAdeva )

(5) vAdhula shrauta sutra

( mUlaM )

(6) drahyAyana shrauta sutra

( mUlaM )

(7) kAtyAyana shrauta sutra

( with two bhAshyas )

(8) tandaya mahAbrAhman

(9) brahma sutra

( shANkara bhAshya )

(10) baudhyana grihya sutra

(11) gautama dharama sutra

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