मेखला

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Sanskrit

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Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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मेखला (mekhalā) stemf

  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

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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

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  • Assamese: মেখেলা (mekhela)
  • Tamil: மேகலை (mēkalai)

References

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