[avabaddhe sakthinī yasyāṃ kap] 1 A cloth girt round the legs and knees (by a person), when sitting on his hams; also, the act of girding round this cloth, or the posture itself; śayānaḥ prauḍhapādaśca kṛtvā caivāvasakthikām Ms. 4. 112; a- hinā avasakthikābaṃdhahetubhūtena Malli. on Ki. 12. 22.

2 (Hence) A wrapper, a girth or band in general.

f. (= paryaṅka q.v.) sitting on the hams (or also the cloth tied round the legs and knees of a person sitting on his hams L.;) Mn. iv, 112; Gaut. 013304 104,3 18222