Bhanga1 (nt.) [cp. Sk. bhanga, which occurs already Atharva -- veda xi. 6. 15 (see Zimmer. Altind. Leben 68), also Av. baŋha, Polish pienka hemp. On its possible etym. connection with Vedic śaṇa (Ath. Veda ii. 4. 5) =P. saṇa & sāṇa hemp (=Gr. ka/nnabis, Ger. hanf, E. hemp) see Walde, Lat. Wtb. s. v. cannabis] hemp; coarse hempen cloth Vin i.58 (where combd with sāṇa).