[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.s21.614 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.614 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s21.614 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s21.614](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.614) Palpūlana is found in the Atharvaveda¹ and the Taittirīya Saṃhitā² apparently meaning, properly, ‘lye,’ or water impregnated with some biting substance for washing clothes. In the Atharvan passage urine seems to be meant.³ The verb palpūlaya, ‘to wash with alkaline water,’ occurs in the Taittirīya Saṃhitā² and the Taittirīya Brāhmaṇa;⁴ and the Sūtras refer to hides (carman)⁵ and garments⁶ so washed. Cf. also Vāsaḥ-palpūlī. - [Previous: v1.c3.s21.613](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.613) - [Next: v1.c3.s21.615](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.615) - [Up: v1.c3.s21](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.614](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s21.614) · Pramāṇa