vaṅga m. Bengal proper or the eastern parts of the modern province (pl. its inhabitants) AV.Pariś. MBh. &c

• N. of a king of the lunar race (son of Dīrgha-tamas or Dīrgha-tapas and Su-deshṇā, regarded as the common ancestor of the people of Bengal) MBh. Hariv. Pur

• a tree, AitAr

• a species of tree Hcar. (vḷ. vaṅgaka)

• N. of a mountain Jātakam

• m. n. cotton L

• Solanum Melongena L

• n. tin or lead L