meruH 1 N. of a fabulous mountain (round which all the planets are said to revolve; and which forms the centre of the several Dvīpas; cf. dvIpa ; it is also said to consist of gold and gems); viBajya merurna yadarTisAt kftaH N. 1. 16 ; svAtmanyeva samAptahemamahimA merurna me rocate Bh. 3. 150. 2 The central bead in a rosary. 3 The central gem of a necklace. Comp. — AdrikarRikA the earth. — DAman m. an epithet of Śiva. — pfzWaM heaven, the sky. — yaMtraM a figure shaped like a spindle.