Mekala, Mekalā, Mēkala: 15 definitions
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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger WörterbuchMekala (मेकल):—
1) m. a) pl. Nomen proprium eines Volkes [Mahābhārata 6, 348] [?(Viṣṇupurāṇa 186). 7, 122. 13, 2158. Harivaṃśa 11201. Rāmāyaṇa 4, 41, 14. Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 5, 39. 73. 14, 7. 16, 2.] mekalālayau(!) [Pariśiṣṭa des Atharvaveda] in [Weber’s Verzeichniss 93, 21.] [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 58, 14], wo mekalāmbaṣṭhāḥ zu lesen ist. Statt melaka [Mahābhārata 6, 2103. 3855] hat die ed. Bomb. richtig mekala . — b) Nomen proprium eines Berges [Viṣṇupurāṇa 186,] [Nalopākhyāna 18.] prabhavaścaiva śoṇaḥ [Harivaṃśa 12827.] [Rāmāyaṇa 4, 40, 20.] Vgl. mekalādri, mekalakanyakā u. s. w. —
2) f. ā Nomen proprium eines Flusses, = mekalakanyakā [Viṣṇupurāṇa 186,] [Nalopākhyāna 18.]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer FassungMekala (मेकल):——
1) m. Nomen proprium — a) Pl. eines Volkes. — b) Pl. einer Dynastie [Viṣṇupurāṇa 4,24,17.] — c) eines Ṛṣi (?). Vaters des Flusses Narmadā [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 2,160.] — d) eines Berges. —
2) f. ā — a) Beiname des Flusses Narmadā. — b) Nomen proprium einer Stadt [Wilson's Uebersetzung des Viṣṇupurāṇa 4,64.214.fgg.]
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Starts with: Mekaladri, Mekaladrija, Mekalai, Mekalaka, Mekalakanya, Mekalakanyaka, Mekalakanyakatata, Mekalarekai, Mekalashaila, Mekalashailakanya.
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