[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.s9.49 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.49 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v2.c4.s9.49 - **Language:** English ### [v2.c4.s9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.49) Sam-skandha (‘having the shoulders together’) is the name of a disease mentioned with Viṣkandha in the Atharvaveda.¹ Whitney,² however, thinks it is intended as an adjective implying the sense of ‘counteracting the disease Viṣkandha.’ - [Previous: v2.c4.s9.48](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.48) - [Next: v2.c4.s9.50](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.50) - [Up: v2.c4.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.49](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v2.c4.s9.49) · Pramāṇa