Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.273

v2.c4.s5.273

Rāja-yakṣma, ‘royal sickness,’ is mentioned in the Rigveda¹ and several times later on.² Zimmer³ identifies it with consumption: this identification seems certain, being supported by the later view of the disease.⁴ Bloomfield⁵ suggests ‘king's evil,’ or syphilis, as the sense, but this is not probable.