[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.s3.6 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.6 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s3.6 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v2.c4.s3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.5) - [Next: v2.c4.s3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.7) - [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.s3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s3.6) · Pramāṇa