मेखला

Monier-Williams · mekhalā
mékhalā f. a girdle, belt, zone (as worm by men or women, but esp. that worn by the men of the first three classes ‖ accord. to ii, 42 that of a Brāhman ought to be of muñja [accord. to ii, 169 = yajñôpaviita, q.v.] ‖ that of a Kshatriya, of mūrvā ‖ that of a Vaiśya, of śaṇa or hemp, I.W. p. 240) &c ‖ &c ‖ the girth of a horse ‖ a band or fillet ‖ (ifc., f. ā) anything girding or surrounding (cf. sāgara-m) ‖ investiture with the girdle and the ceremony connected with it ‖ a sword-belt, baldric ‖ a sword-knot or string fastened to the hilt ‖ the cords or lines drawn round an alt

विस्तृत संस्कृत–हिन्दी · noun
आभूषणविशेषः- कट्याः आभूषणम्।; "सीतायाः कटी मेखलया शोभते।"