[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.s17.146 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.146 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s17.146 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s17.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.146) Tāyu was another name for thief, perhaps of a less distinguished and more domestic character than the highwayman, for though he is referred to as a cattle-thief,¹³ he is also alluded to as a stealer of clothes (\*vastra-mathi\*)¹⁴ and as a debtor.¹⁵ In one passage the Tāyus are said to disappear at the coming of dawn (which is elsewhere called \*yāvayad-dveṣas\*, ‘driving away hostile beings,’ and \*ṛta-pā\*, ‘guardian of order’), like the stars of heaven (\*nakṣatra\*).¹⁶ - [Previous: v1.c3.s17.145](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.145) - [Next: v1.c3.s17.147](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.147) - [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.s17.146](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s17.146) · Pramāṇa