India as Known to Panini: A Study of the Cultural Material in the Ashtadhyayi c9.s1.t1.2

c9.s1.t1.2

*Vrīhi.* Special fields for growing *vrīhi* and *śāli* are mentioned (*Vrīhi-śālyor-ḍhak*, V.2.2). The sacrificial cake made from rice is called *vrīhimaya* (IV.3.146). One who possessed a stock of rice was known as *vrīhimān*, *vrīhika* or *vrīhī*, all being epithets of a rich man. *Bahu-vrīhi*, the name of a compound (II.².23) is synonymous with *vrīhimān*, *i.e.*, one who has a plentiful stock of *vrīhi*. According to the *Taitt. Saṁhitā* (VII.2.10.2) *vrīhi* was an autumnal crop (*Vedic Index*, V.I.182).