मेखला

Sanskrit

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Noun

मेखला • (mekhalā) stem, f

  1. belt, girdle (of men and women)
  2. girth (of horses)
  3. (Hinduism) the triple girdle of the three twice-born castes
  4. zone
  5. investiture with the girdle
  6. slope (of a mountain)

Declension
Feminine ā-stem declension of मेखला (mekhalā)
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative मेखला
mekhalā		 मेखले
mekhale		 मेखलाः
mekhalāḥ
Vocative मेखले
mekhale		 मेखले
mekhale		 मेखलाः
mekhalāḥ
Accusative मेखलाम्
mekhalām		 मेखले
mekhale		 मेखलाः
mekhalāḥ
Instrumental मेखलया / मेखला¹
mekhalayā / mekhalā¹		 मेखलाभ्याम्
mekhalābhyām		 मेखलाभिः
mekhalābhiḥ
Dative मेखलायै
mekhalāyai		 मेखलाभ्याम्
mekhalābhyām		 मेखलाभ्यः
mekhalābhyaḥ
Ablative मेखलायाः / मेखलायै²
mekhalāyāḥ / mekhalāyai²		 मेखलाभ्याम्
mekhalābhyām		 मेखलाभ्यः
mekhalābhyaḥ
Genitive मेखलायाः / मेखलायै²
mekhalāyāḥ / mekhalāyai²		 मेखलयोः
mekhalayoḥ		 मेखलानाम्
mekhalānām
Locative मेखलायाम्
mekhalāyām		 मेखलयोः
mekhalayoḥ		 मेखलासु
mekhalāsu
Notes
  • ¹Vedic
  • ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants
  • → Tamil: மேகலை (mēkalai)

References
  • Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “मेखला”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press
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