Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.440

v1.c3.440

Apvā.—A disease affecting the stomach,¹ possibly dysentery, as suggested by Zimmer,² on the ground that the disease is invoked to confound the enemy.³ Weber⁴ considers that it is diarrhœa induced by fear, as often in the Epic.⁵ This view is supported by Bloomfield,⁶ and was apparently that of Yāska.⁷