[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.s16.251 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.251 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s16.251 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s16.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.251) Jāmi-śamsa, the ‘imprecation by a sister’ or ‘relation,’ is mentioned in the Atharvaveda,¹ showing that family disputes were not rare. This is also indicated by the word Bhrātṛvya, which, while properly meaning ‘father’s brother’s son,’ regularly denotes simply ‘enemy.’ - [Previous: v1.c3.s16.250](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.250) - [Next: v1.c3.s16.252](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.252) - [Up: v1.c3.s16](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16) ## Linked texts (1) - [Atharvavedasaṃhitā](https://indike.org/pramana/in.veda.samhita.atharva) — Atharvan & Aṅgiras, Sanskrit --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.251](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s16.251) · Pramāṇa