मन्दरो मेरुमन्दरः सुपार्श्वः कुमुद इत्ययुतयोजनविस्तारोन्नाहा मेरो
श्चतुर्दिशमवष्टम्भगिरय उपकॢप्ताः ॥११॥

mandaro merumandaraḥ supÄrÅ›vaḥ kumuda ity ayuta-yojana-vistÄronnÄhÄ meroÅ› catur-diÅ›am avaṣṭambha-giraya upakḷptÄḥ

 mandaraḥ - the mountain named Mandara; meru-mandaraḥ - the mountain named Merumandara; supÄrÅ›vaḥ - the mountain named SupÄrÅ›va; kumudaḥ - the mountain named Kumuda; iti - thus; ayuta-yojana-vistÄra-unnÄhÄḥ - which measure ten thousand yojanas high and wide; meroḥ - of Sumeru; catuḥ-diÅ›am - the four sides; avaṣṭambha-girayaḥ - mountains that are like the belts of Sumeru; upakḷptÄḥ - situated.


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On the four sides of the great mountain known as Sumeru are four mountains — Mandara, Merumandara, SupÄrÅ›va 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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