The Vedic term vrihi stands for
A
Cotton
B
Wheat
C
Rice
D
Barley
Correct Answer: Rice
The word dhana, which, in Bengal at least, now means paddy or rice, implies in the Rig-Veda fried barley, which was used as food and offered to the gods. There is no allusion to rice (vrihi) in the Rig-Veda.