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 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 Brahmā, and a place of meeting for the gods, Ṛṣis, Gandharvas &c., when not regarded as a fabulous mountain, it appears to mean the highland of Tartary north of the Himālaya), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c.
a partic. kind of temple, [VarBṛS.]
the central or most prominent bead in a rosary, [L.]
the most prominent finger-joint in partic. positions of the fingers, [L.]
N. of the palace of Gāndhāri (one of the wives of Kṛṣṇa), [Hariv.]
of a Cakra-vartin, [L.]
(with śāstrin) of a modern teacher, [Cat.]
of another man, [Rājat.]
f. N. of the wife of Nābhi and mother of Ṛṣabha, [VP.] (cf. -devī).