[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) › v2.c4.s5.273 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.273 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s5.273 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s5.273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.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. - [Previous: v2.c4.s5.272](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.272) - [Next: v2.c4.s5.274](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.274) - [Up: v2.c4.s5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.273](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s5.273) · Pramāṇa