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Bhaktivedanta VedaBase: Śrīmad Bhāgavatam 5.16.11
mandaro merumandarah supārśvah kumuda ity ayuta-yojana-vistāronnāhā meroś catur-diśam avashtambha-giraya upaklptāh
SYNONYMS
mandarah — the mountain named Mandara; meru-mandarah — the mountain named Merumandara; supārśvah — the mountain named Supārśva; kumudah — the mountain named Kumuda; iti — thus; ayuta-yojana-vistāra-unnāhāh — which measure ten thousand yojanas high and wide; meroh — of Sumeru; catuh-diśam — the four sides; avashtambha-girayah — mountains that are like the belts of Sumeru; upaklptāh — situated.
TRANSLATION
On the four sides of the great mountain known as Sumeru are four mountains — Mandara, Merumandara, Supārśva 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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