मेरु
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Sanskrit
Alternative scripts
Alternative scripts
- মেৰু (Assamese script)
- ᬫᬾᬭᬸ (Balinese script)
- মেরু (Bengali script)
- 𑰦𑰸𑰨𑰲 (Bhaiksuki script)
- 𑀫𑁂𑀭𑀼 (Brahmi script)
- မေရု (Burmese script)
- મેરુ (Gujarati script)
- ਮੇਰੁ (Gurmukhi script)
- 𑌮𑍇𑌰𑍁 (Grantha script)
- ꦩꦺꦫꦸ (Javanese script)
- 𑂧𑂵𑂩𑂳 (Kaithi script)
- ಮೇರು (Kannada script)
- មេរុ (Khmer script)
- ເມຣຸ (Lao script)
- മേരു (Malayalam script)
- ᠮᡝᡵᡠ (Manchu script)
- 𑘦𑘹𑘨𑘳 (Modi script)
- ᠮᠧᠷᠤ (Mongolian script)
- 𑧆𑧚𑧈𑧔 (Nandinagari script)
- 𑐩𑐾𑐬𑐸 (Newa script)
- ମେରୁ (Odia script)
- ꢪꢾꢬꢸ (Saurashtra script)
- 𑆩𑆼𑆫𑆶 (Sharada script)
- 𑖦𑖸𑖨𑖲 (Siddham script)
- මෙරු (Sinhalese script)
- 𑩴𑩔𑩼𑩒 (Soyombo script)
- 𑚢𑚲𑚤𑚰 (Takri script)
- மேரு (Tamil script)
- మేరు (Telugu script)
- เมรุ (Thai script)
- མེ་རུ (Tibetan script)
- 𑒧𑒹𑒩𑒳 (Tirhuta script)
- 𑨢𑨄𑨫𑨃 (Zanabazar Square script)
Etymology
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Pronunciation
Proper noun
मेरु • (meru) stem, m
- Name of a fabulous mountain, regarded as the Olympus of Hindu 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 dvīpas 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 Brahma, and a place of meeting for the gods, rishis, gandharvas etc. When not regarded as a fabulous mountain, it appears to mean the highland of Tartary north of the Himalayas.
Declension
| Masculine u-stem declension of मेरु (meru) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Dual | Plural | |
| Nominative | मेरुः meruḥ |
मेरू merū |
मेरवः meravaḥ |
| Vocative | मेरो mero |
मेरू merū |
मेरवः meravaḥ |
| Accusative | मेरुम् merum |
मेरू merū |
मेरून् merūn |
| Instrumental | मेरुणा / मेर्वा¹ meruṇā / mervā¹ |
मेरुभ्याम् merubhyām |
मेरुभिः merubhiḥ |
| Dative | मेरवे / मेर्वे¹ merave / merve¹ |
मेरुभ्याम् merubhyām |
मेरुभ्यः merubhyaḥ |
| Ablative | मेरोः / मेर्वः¹ meroḥ / mervaḥ¹ |
मेरुभ्याम् merubhyām |
मेरुभ्यः merubhyaḥ |
| Genitive | मेरोः / मेर्वः¹ meroḥ / mervaḥ¹ |
मेर्वोः mervoḥ |
मेरूणाम् merūṇām |
| Locative | मेरौ merau |
मेर्वोः mervoḥ |
मेरुषु meruṣu |
| Notes |
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References
- Monier Williams (1899) “मेरु”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, , new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 833.