[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.s18.76 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.76 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s18.76 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s18.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.76) Darbha is the name of a grass in the Rigveda¹ and later.² In the Atharvaveda it is used for the calming of anger (\*manyu-śamana\*),³ and as an amulet for protection against the scattering of one’s hair or the striking of one’s breast.⁴ It is also said to be ‘rich in roots’ (\*bhūri-mūla\*),⁵ to possess a thousand leaves (\*sahasra-parṇa\*) and a hundred stalks (\*śata-kāṇḍa\*).⁶ - [Previous: v1.c3.s18.75](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.75) - [Next: v1.c3.s18.77](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.77) - [Up: v1.c3.s18](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18) ## Linked texts (1) - [Ṛgvedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.rg) — Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.76](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s18.76) · Pramāṇa