मेखला [ mekhalā ] [ mékhalā ] f. a girdle , belt , zone (as worm by men or women , but esp. that worn by the men of the first three classes ; accord. to Lit. Mn. ii , 42 that of a Brāhman ought to be of [ muñja ] ( accord. to Lit. ii , 169 = [ yajñopavīta ] q.v. ) ; that of a Kshatriya , of [ mūrvā ] ; that of a Vaiśya , of [ śaṇa ] or hemp , Lit. IW. p. 240) Lit. AV.

 

  the girth of a horse Lit. Kathās.

  a band or fillet Lit. L.

  (ifc. f ( [ ā ] ) .) anything girding or surrounding ( cf. [ sāgara-m ] )

  investiture with the girdle and the ceremony connected with it Lit. VarBṛS.

  a sword-belt , baldric Lit. L.

  a sword-knot or string fastened to the hilt Lit. L.

  the cords or lines drawn round an altar (on the four sides of the hole or receptacle in which the sacrificial fire is deposited) Lit. BhP.

  the hips (as the place of the girdle) Lit. L.

  the slope of a mountain ( cf. [ netamba ] ) Lit. Kālid.

  a partic. part of the fire-receptacle Lit. Hcat.

  Hemionitis Cordifolia Lit. L.

  N. of the river Narma-dā ( prob. w.r. for [ mekalā ] ) Lit. L.

  of a place (?) Lit. Vās. , Introd.

  of various women Lit. Viddh. Lit. Kathās.