[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.s17.120 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.120 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.120 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.120) Talpa is the regular term for ‘bed’ or ‘couch’ from the Rigveda and the Atharvaveda¹ onwards.² One made of Udumbara wood is mentioned in the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa.³ The violation of the bed of a Guru, or teacher, is already mentioned in the Chāndogya Upaniṣad,⁴ while the adjective talpya, ‘born in the nuptial couch,’ denotes ‘legitimate’ in the Śatapatha Brāhmaṇa.⁵ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.119](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.119) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.121](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.121) - [Up: v1.c3.s17](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.120](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.120) · Pramāṇa