[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.s4.72 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.72 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.72 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.72) Udumbara.—This name of the \*Ficus glomerata\* does not occur in the Rigveda, but is often found from the Atharvaveda¹ onwards. For ritual purposes of all kinds its wood was constantly used. The sacrificial post (\*yūpa\*)² and the sacrificial ladle³ were made of it, and amulets of Udumbara are mentioned.⁴ Its wood, like that of other kinds of figtree—Aśvattha, Nyagrodha, and Plakṣa—was considered suitable for employment at the sacrifice.⁵ The sweetness of its fruit is referred to in the Aitareya Brāhmaṇa,⁶ where it is put on the same level as Madhu. It is there also spoken of as ripening three times a year.⁷ A forest of Udumbara trees is mentioned in the Pañcaviṃśa Brāhmaṇa.⁸ - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.71](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.71) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.73](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.73) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva.19.31.1) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.72](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.72) · Pramāṇa