मेकल
यन्त्रोपारोपितकोशांशः
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 पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
मेक(ख)ल¦ पु॰ मि--कलच् खलच् वा नात्त्वम्।
१ अद्रिभेदेमे इति कलो यस्य क मध्यः।
२ छागे पुंस्त्री॰ राजनि॰स्त्रियां ङीष्।
शब्दसागरः
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
मेकल¦ mf. (-लः-ला)
1. Name of a certain part of Vind'hya mountain.
2. A goat.
Apte
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
मेकलः [mēkalḥ], 1 N. of a mountain; (also मेखल).
A goat. -Comp. -अद्रिजा, -कन्यका, -कन्या epithets of the river Narmadā रेवेन्दुजा पूर्वगङ्गा नर्मदा मेकलाद्रिजा Abh. Chin.183.
Monier-Williams
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
मेकल m. N. of a mountain in the विन्ध्यVP. Harav.
मेकल m. (?) of a ऋषि(father of the river नर्म-दा) ib.
मेकल m. pl. of a people MBh.
मेकल m. of a dynasty VP.
Purana Encyclopedia
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Mekala : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people.
A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the northern Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of Bhāratavarṣa (ata ūrdhvaṁ janapadān nibodha) 6. 10. 37, 5; (mekalāś cotkalaiḥ saha) 6. 10. 39; (perhaps in the east, since they are mentioned along with Utkalas).
B. Description: Their warriors skilled in fighting while riding elephants (gajayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ; gajayodhinaḥ) 8. 17. 3, 2.
C. Social status; Characterized as mlecchas 8. 17. 9; originally Kṣatriyas, they were degraded to the status of vṛṣalas since they disregarded Brāhmaṇas (mekalāḥ…vṛṣalatvam anuprāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt) 13. 35. 17-18.
D. Epic events:
(1) On the second day of war, Droṇa supported by Mekalas and other warriors followed Bhīṣma who led the Mahāvyūha of the Kauravas (vidarbhair mekalaiś caiva) 6. 47. 13, 10;
(2) On the eighth day, Bṛhadbala along with Mekalas and others followed Bhagadatta (who followed Droṇa and Bhīṣma) in the Mahāvyūha of the Kauravas (mekalais traipuraiś caiva) 6. 83. 9, 5;
(3) On the sixteenth day, as ordered by Duryodhana, angry Mekalas and other warriors attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna with elephants in order to kill him (hastibhis tu mahāmātrās tava putreṇa coditāḥ/ …kruddhāḥ pārṣatam abhyayuḥ//…mekalā …); they showered him with tomaras and nārāca arrows; Dhṛṣṭadyumna repulsed their attack with nārāca arrows by hitting each elephant with six, elght, or ten arrows (ekaikam daśabhiḥ ṣaḍbhir aṣṭābhir api bhārata/dviradān abhivivyādha) 8. 17. 1-6; later they attacked Nakula with elephants showering arrows and tomaras on him; the battle that ensued between chariot- and elephant-fighters described 8, 17. 20-28.
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*2nd word in left half of page p839_mci (+offset) in original book.
Mahabharata Cultural Index
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Mekala : m. (pl.): Name of a Janapada and its people.
A. Location: Listed by Saṁjaya among the northern Janapadas (also called Deśas 6. 10. 68) of Bhāratavarṣa (ata ūrdhvaṁ janapadān nibodha) 6. 10. 37, 5; (mekalāś cotkalaiḥ saha) 6. 10. 39; (perhaps in the east, since they are mentioned along with Utkalas).
B. Description: Their warriors skilled in fighting while riding elephants (gajayuddheṣu kuśalāḥ; gajayodhinaḥ) 8. 17. 3, 2.
C. Social status; Characterized as mlecchas 8. 17. 9; originally Kṣatriyas, they were degraded to the status of vṛṣalas since they disregarded Brāhmaṇas (mekalāḥ…vṛṣalatvam anuprāptā brāhmaṇānām adarśanāt) 13. 35. 17-18.
D. Epic events:
(1) On the second day of war, Droṇa supported by Mekalas and other warriors followed Bhīṣma who led the Mahāvyūha of the Kauravas (vidarbhair mekalaiś caiva) 6. 47. 13, 10;
(2) On the eighth day, Bṛhadbala along with Mekalas and others followed Bhagadatta (who followed Droṇa and Bhīṣma) in the Mahāvyūha of the Kauravas (mekalais traipuraiś caiva) 6. 83. 9, 5;
(3) On the sixteenth day, as ordered by Duryodhana, angry Mekalas and other warriors attacked Dhṛṣṭadyumna with elephants in order to kill him (hastibhis tu mahāmātrās tava putreṇa coditāḥ/ …kruddhāḥ pārṣatam abhyayuḥ//…mekalā …); they showered him with tomaras and nārāca arrows; Dhṛṣṭadyumna repulsed their attack with nārāca arrows by hitting each elephant with six, elght, or ten arrows (ekaikam daśabhiḥ ṣaḍbhir aṣṭābhir api bhārata/dviradān abhivivyādha) 8. 17. 1-6; later they attacked Nakula with elephants showering arrows and tomaras on him; the battle that ensued between chariot- and elephant-fighters described 8, 17. 20-28.
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*2nd word in left half of page p839_mci (+offset) in original book.