[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.s16.113 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.113 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.113 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.113](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.113) Jambha occurs twice in the Atharvaveda as the name of a disease or a demon of disease. In one passage¹ it is said to be cured by the Jaṅgiḍa plant; in the other² it is described as saṃhanuḥ, ‘bringing the jaws together.’ Weber³ argued from the Kauśika Sūtra⁴ that it was a child’s ailment, especially ‘teething.’ Bloomfield⁵ considers it to mean ‘convulsions,’ while Caland⁶ thinks it denotes ‘tetanus.’ Whitney⁷ decides for ‘lockjaw’ or ‘convulsions.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.112](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.112) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.114](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.114) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.113](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.113) · Pramāṇa