# SB 5.16.11 ## Text > mandaro merumandaraḥ supārśvaḥ kumuda ity ayuta-yojana-vistāronnāhā meroś catur-diśam avaṣṭambha-giraya upakḷptāḥ. ## Synonyms *mandaraḥ*—the mountain named Mandara; *meru*-*mandaraḥ*—the mountain named Merumandara; *supārśvaḥ*—the mountain named Supārśva; *kumudaḥ*—the mountain named Kumuda; *iti*—thus; *ayuta*-*yojana*-*vistāra*-*unnāhāḥ*—which measure ten thousand *yojanas* high and wide; *meroḥ*—of Sumeru; *catuḥ*-*diśam*—the four sides; *avaṣṭambha*-*girayaḥ*—mountains that are like the belts of Sumeru; *upakḷptāḥ*—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].**