मेखला
Sanskrit
[edit]Etymology
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Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]मेखला • (mekhalā) stem, f
- belt, girdle (of men and women)
- girth (of horses)
- (Hinduism) the triple girdle of the three twice-born castes
- zone
- investiture with the girdle
- slope (of a mountain)
Declension
[edit]| 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 (mekhalayā) मेखला¹ (mekhalā¹) |
मेखलाभ्याम् (mekhalābhyām) | मेखलाभिः (mekhalābhiḥ) |
| dative | मेखलायै (mekhalāyai) | मेखलाभ्याम् (mekhalābhyām) | मेखलाभ्यः (mekhalābhyaḥ) |
| ablative | मेखलायाः (mekhalāyāḥ) मेखलायै² (mekhalāyai²) |
मेखलाभ्याम् (mekhalābhyām) | मेखलाभ्यः (mekhalābhyaḥ) |
| genitive | मेखलायाः (mekhalāyāḥ) मेखलायै² (mekhalāyai²) |
मेखलयोः (mekhalayoḥ) | मेखलानाम् (mekhalānām) |
| locative | मेखलायाम् (mekhalāyām) | मेखलयोः (mekhalayoḥ) | मेखलासु (mekhalāsu) |
- ¹Vedic
- ²Brāhmaṇas
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- Arthur Anthony Macdonell (1893) “मेखला”, in A practical Sanskrit dictionary with transliteration, accentuation, and etymological analysis throughout, London: Oxford University Press