Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.6
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.6
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v2.c4.s3.6
Bhaṅga, ‘hemp,’ is mentioned in the Atharvaveda.¹ In the Rigveda² it is an epithet of Soma, presumably³ in the sense of ‘intoxicating,’ which then came to designate hemp.⁴