Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.426

v1.c3.426

Apūpa is the general word from the Rigveda¹ onwards for a cake, which might be mixed with ghee (*ghṛtavant*),² or be made of rice (*vrīhi*),³ or of barley (*yava*).⁴ In the Chāndogya Upaniṣad⁵ there is a difference of interpretation. Max Müller renders it as ‘hive,’ Böhtlingk as ‘honeycomb,’ Little⁶ as ‘cake.’