मेकल मेखलाल

मेखला

मेखला 1 A belt, girdle, waistband, zone in general (fig. also); anything which girds or surrounds; मही सागरमेखला ‘the sea-girt earth’; रत्नानुविद्धार्णवमेखलाया दिशः सपत्नी भव दक्षिणस्याः R. 6. 63; Rs. 6. 2.
2 Particularly, the girdle or zone of a woman; नितंबबिंबैः सदुकूलमेखलैः Rs. 1. 4, 6: R. 8. 64; मेखलागुणैरुत गोत्र- स्खलितेषु बंधनं Ku. 4. 8.
3 The triple girdle worn by the first three castes; cf Ms. 2. 42.
4 The slope of a mountain (नितंब); आमेखलं संचरतां घताना Ku. 1. 5; Me. 12.
5 The hips.
6 A sword-belt.
7 A swordknot or string fastened to the hilt.
8 The girth of a horse.
9 N. of the river Narmadā.
−Comp.
−पदं the hips.
−बंधः investiture with the girdle.

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