Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s7.22

v2.c4.s7.22

Vaṅga, the designation of Bengal proper, is not found in the earlier Vedic literature unless it is to be recognized in the curious word Vaṅgāvagadhāḥ, which occurs in the Aitareya Āraṇyaka,¹ and which suggests amendment to Vaṅga-Magadhāḥ, ‘the Vaṅgas and the Magadhas,’ two neighbouring peoples. The name is certainly found in the Baudhāyana Dharma Sūtra.²