[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [Vedic Index of Names and Subjects](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912) › v1.c3.440 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.440 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.440 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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 - [Previous: v1.c3.439](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.439) - [Next: v1.c3.441](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.441) - [Up: v1.c3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.440](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.440) · Pramāṇa