masculine
meru m. ( Uṇ. iv, 101 ) N. of a fabulous mountain (regarded as the Olympus of Hindū mythology and said to form the central point of Jambu-dvīpa ; all the planets revolve round it and it is compared to the cup or seed-vessel of a lotus, the leaves of which are formed by the different Dvīpa s q.v. ; the river Ganges falls from heaven on its summit, and flows thence to the surrounding worlds in four streams; the regents of the four quarters of the compass occupy the corresponding faces of the mountain, the whole of which consists of gold and gems; its summit is the residence of Brahmā , and a place of meeting for the gods, Ṛṣi s, Gandharva s &c., when not regarded as a fabulous mountain, it appears to mean the highland of Tartary north of the Himālaya ), MBh. ; Kāv. &c.
name of the highest mountain in the world
【陽】 須彌山(世界的最高山名)。
(masc, masc) mythical mountain at the centre of the universe name of the highest mountain in the world