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SB 5.16.11

Devanāgarī

मन्दरो मेरुमन्दर: सुपार्श्व: कुमुद इत्ययुतयोजनविस्तारोन्नाहा मेरोश्चतुर्दिशमवष्टम्भगिरय उपक्‍ल‍ृप्ता: ॥ ११ ॥

Text

mandaro merumandaraḥ supārśvaḥ kumuda ity ayuta-yojana-vistāronnāhā meroś catur-diśam avaṣṭambha-giraya upakḷptāḥ.

Synonyms

mandaraḥ—the mountain named Mandara;meru-mandaraḥ—the mountain named Merumandara;supārśvaḥ—the mountain named Supārśva;kumudaḥ—the mountain named Kumuda;iti—thus;ayuta-yojana-vistāra-unnāhāḥ—which measure ten thousandyojanashigh and wide;meroḥ—of Sumeru;catuḥ-diśam—the four sides;avaṣṭambha-girayaḥ—mountains that are like the belts of Sumeru;upakḷptāḥ—situated.

Translation

On the four sides of the great mountain known as Sumeru are four mountains — Mandara, Merumandara, Supārśva and Kumuda — which are like its belts. The length and height of these mountains are calculated to be 10,000 yojanas [80,000 miles].

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