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The ''Brahmana'' (Sanskrit ब्राह्मण) are part of the Hindu '' Shruti ''; They are composed in Vedic Sanskrit , and the period of their composition is sometimes referred to as the Brahmanic period or '''age''' (approximately between 900 BC and 500 BC ). They are essentially commentaries of the Vedas, explaining Vedic ritual. The earliest Brahmanas may have been written several centuries earlier, contemporary to the Black Yajurveda commentary prose, but they have only survived in fragments. Each Brahmana is associated with one of the four Vedas, and within the tradition of that Veda with a particular Shakha or school:
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