सूर्मि

{ sūrmiḥ }

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

सूर्मि  f.  f. or सूर्मी॑ (rather fr. √ सृ than fr. सु + ऊर्मि; also written शूर्मि and शूर्मी) a pipe for conveying water, [RV.]; [ŚBr.]
a kind of tube serving as a candlestick, [RV.]; [TS.]; [Kāṭh.]
a metal image, [W.]
a hollow metal column made red-hot for burning criminals ( esp. adulterers) to death, [Gaut.]; [Mn. &c.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

सूर्मिः [sūrmiḥ] र्मी [rmī]   र्मी f.
An iron or metallic image; सूर्मी ज्वलन्तीं वाश्लिष्येन्मृत्युना स विशुध्यति [Ms.11.13.]
The pillar of a house.
Radiance, lustre.
A flame.