meKalA 1 A belt, girdle, waistband, zone in general ( fig. also); anything which girds or surrounds; mahI sAgarameKalA ‘the sea-girt earth’; ratnAnuvidDArRavameKalAyA diSaH sapatnI Bava dakziRasyAH R. 6. 63 ; Rs. 6. 2. 2 Particularly, the girdle or zone of a woman; nitaMbabiMbEH sadukUlameKalEH Rs. 1. 4 , 6 : R. 8. 64 ; meKalAguREruta gotrasKalitezu baMDanaM Ku. 4. 8. 3 The triple girdle worn by the first three castes; cf Ms. 2. 42. 4 The slope of a mountain ( nitaMba ); AmeKalaM saMcaratAM GatAnA Ku. 1. 5 ; Me. 12. 5 The hips. 6 A sword-belt. 7 A swordknot or string fastened to the hilt. 8 The girth of a horse. 9 N. of the river Narmadā. Comp. — padaM the hips. — baMDaH investiture with the girdle.