AlAnaM [ AlIyate'tra, A-lI-lyuw ] 1 The post to which an elephant is tied; tying post, also the rope that ties him; aruMtudamivAlAnamanirvARasya daMtinaH R. 1. 71 , 4. 69 , 81 ; AlAne gfhyate hastI Mk. 1. 50. 2 A fetter, tie. 3 A chain, rope, string. 4 Tying, binding.