(n.) m. (tṛp-) a couch, bed, sofa etc. (in fine compositi or 'at the end of a compound'f(ā-).; lpam ā-vas-,"to defile any one's marriage-bed"; lpam-adhi-gam-,"to have sexual intercourse with"[in compound ] )
m. couch, bed: -m adhi-gam, have sexual intercourse with (--°ree;); turret; -ga, a. having sexual intercourse with (--°ree;); violating the bed of (--°ree;); -ga, a. born in the nuptial couch.
Is the regular term for ‘ bed ’ or ‘ couch ’ from the Rigveda and the Atharvaveda onwards. One made of Udumbara wood is mentioned in the Taittirīya Brāhmana. The violation of the bed of a Guru, or teacher, is already mentioned in the Chāndogya Upanisad, while the adjective talpya, ‘born in the nuptial couch,’ denotes ‘legitimate’ in the śatapatha Brāhmana.
noun (masculine) a couch (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a raft (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a wife (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
an upper story (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
bed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
boat (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
room on the top of a house (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
sofa (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the seat of a carriage (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
turret (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
noun (masculine) "a teacher's bed" (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
a violator of his teacher's bed (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
the violation of a teacher's bed (intercourse with his wife) (Monier-Williams, Sir M. (1988))
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