[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.s19.204 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.204 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s19.204 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s19.204](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.204) Dhūma-ketu, ‘smoke-bannered,’ is an epithet of Mṛtyu, ‘death,’ in the Atharvaveda.¹ Zimmer² thinks that a comet is meant, but Whitney³ considers this extremely improbable. Lanman⁴ plausibly suggests that the smoke of the funeral pile is referred to. - [Previous: v1.c3.s19.203](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.203) - [Next: v1.c3.s19.205](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.205) - [Up: v1.c3.s19](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19) ## 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.s19.204](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s19.204) · Pramāṇa