Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.83
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.83
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v2.c4.s8.83
Śaṇa denotes a kind of ‘hemp’ (*Cannabis sativa* or *Crotolaria juncea*). It is mentioned in the Atharvaveda¹ as growing in the forest, and as used like the Jaṅgiḍa as a remedy against Viṣkandha. It also occurs in the Satapatha Brāhmaṇa.²