[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.s4.150 # Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.150 Vedic Index of Names and Subjects v1.c3.s4.150 - **Language:** English ### [v1.c3.s4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.150) Upa-barhaṇa denotes a ‘pillow’ or ‘cushion,’ especially of a seat (\*āsandī\*), occurring in the Rigveda,¹ the Atharvaveda,² and the Brāhmaṇas.³ The feminine Upabarhaṇī is found in the Rigveda with the same sense, but used metaphorically of the earth. - [Previous: v1.c3.s4.149](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.149) - [Next: v1.c3.s4.151](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.151) - [Up: v1.c3.s4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.150](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.macdonell-keith-1912.v1.c3.s4.150) · Pramāṇa