sumeru
Sumeru ( cf. Sumeruvatsa ), n. of a nāga king: Māy 246.23 . As n. of a mountain ( Pali id. , oftener Sineru; also Meru), commoner than, but as in Skt. not distinguishable from, Meru (contrary to BR ʼs statement); see Kirfel, Kosm. 15*, 16*, 182 ; it is located at the middle of the world (as in Skt. ), and surrounded by seven concentric rings of mountain ranges, Yugaṃdhara etc. ( Kirfel , op. cit. 186 ).