meru

Dictionary meanings for meru from Apte and Monier-Williams.

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meru

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Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

m. (Un2. iv, 101) N. of a fabulous mountain (regarded as the Olympus of Hindu1 Hindu mythology and said to form the central point of Jambu-dvi1pa jambu-dvīpa; all the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves... m. a partic. kind of temple VarBr2S. 833,2 167990 m. the central or most prominent bead in a rosary L. 833,2 167991 m. the most prominent finger-joint in...

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