[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) › v2.c4.s3.226 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.226 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.226 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s3.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.226) Bhūmi or Bhūmī is a common word for ‘earth’ in the Rigveda¹ and later,² being practically a synonym of Pṛthivī. It is also used of the land given by the god to the Āryan,³ and of grants of land.⁴ - [Previous: v2.c4.s3.225](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.225) - [Next: v2.c4.s3.227](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.227) - [Up: v2.c4.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.226](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.226) · Pramāṇa