Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s8.14

v2.c4.s8.14

Śakam-bhara, ‘bearer of dung,’ is found in one passage of the Atharvaveda,¹ where the sense is doubtful. Ludwig² and Grill³ see in it a tribal name, Bloomfield⁴ the personification of excessive evacuation (diarrhœa), while Whitney⁵ considers that it may refer to the Mahāvṛṣas, despised as having to collect dung for fuel in the absence of wood in their country.