Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.246
Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s1.246
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v1.c3.s1.246
Ā-śarīka appears to denote a disease in a hymn of the Atharvaveda¹ celebrating the powers of the Jaṅgida plant. Zimmer² thinks that it merely denotes the pain in the limbs accompanying fever. Whitney³ suggests taking the word as merely an epithet.