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मेखल mn. mn. a girdle, belt, [R.]
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MEKHALA (MEKALA) Mekhala was a country which had attained Purāṇic fame in ancient India. The inhabitants of this place were called Mekhalas. They were the bodyguards of Bhīṣma. [Chapter 51, Bhīṣma Parva] . They formed a separate division in the army of Bṛhannala, King of Kosala. [Chapter 87, Bhīṣma Parva] . Once Karṇa conquered this country. [Śloka 8, Chapter 4, Droṇa Parva] . Mekhalas were Kṣatriyas formerly. But they became persons of low caste when they showed jealousy towards the brahmins. [Śloka 17, Chapter 35, Anuśāsana Parva] .
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See : करधनी
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मेखल m. m.
pl. N. of a people, [VarBṛS.] (prob. w.r. for मेकल)
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