[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.426 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.426 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.426 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.426](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.425](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.425) - [Next: v1.c3.427](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.427) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.426](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.426) · Pramāṇa