Bhurja, Bhūrja: 16 definitions
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Bhurja means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi, biology. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
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In Hinduism
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Bhūrja (भूर्ज) is a Sanskrit word, identified with Betula bhojapatra (Himalayan birch) by various scholars in their translation of the Śukranīti. This tree is mentioned as having thorns, and should therefore be considered as wild. The King shoud place such trees in forests (not in or near villages). He should nourish them by stoole of goats, sheep and cows, water as well as meat. Note that Betula bhojapatra (or, Betula bhojpatra) is a synonym of Betula utilis.
The following is an ancient Indian horticultural recipe for the nourishment of such trees:
According to Śukranīti 4.4.110-112: “The powder of the dungs of goats and sheep, the powder of Yava (barley), Tila (seeds), beef as well as water should be kept together (undisturbed) for seven nights. The application of this water leads very much to the growth in flowers and fruits of all trees (such as bhūrja).”
Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.
Ayurveda (science of life)
Kalpa (Formulas, Drug prescriptions and other Medicinal preparations)
Bhūrja (भूर्ज) refers to the medicinal plant known as “Betula utilis D. Don” and is dealt with in the 15th-century Yogasārasaṅgraha (Yogasara-saṅgraha) by Vāsudeva: an unpublished Keralite work representing an Ayurvedic compendium of medicinal recipes. The Yogasārasaṃgraha [mentioning bhūrja] deals with entire recipes in the route of administration, and thus deals with the knowledge of pharmacy (bhaiṣajya-kalpanā) which is a branch of pharmacology (dravyaguṇa).
Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.
Shaktism (Shakta philosophy)
Bhūrja (भूर्ज) or Bhūrjadeva is another name for Bhojadeva—one of the Sixteen Siddhas according to the Kubjikānityāhnikatilaka: a derative text drawing from Tantras and other sources such as the Ṣaṭsāhasrasaṃhitā.—These sixteen spiritual teachers represent the disciples of the Nine Nāthas who propagated the Western Transmission noted in the Kubjikā Tantras. According to the lunar symbolism of the Kulakaulinīmata, these these sixteen teachers are the rays of the moon.—Bhojadeva is the Caryā name of this Nātha (i.e., the public name the Siddha uses when living as a wandering renouncer). He is also known as Bhūrja-deva.
Shakta (शाक्त, śākta) or Shaktism (śāktism) represents a tradition of Hinduism where the Goddess (Devi) is revered and worshipped. Shakta literature includes a range of scriptures, including various Agamas and Tantras, although its roots may be traced back to the Vedas.
India history and geography
Bhurja.—(IE 3-2), really ‘the birch’; but same as lekhana; a written document. Note: bhurja is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary” as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
Biology (plants and animals)
Bhurja in India is the name of a plant defined with Betula utilis in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Betula utilis var. prattii Burkill (among others).
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Plantae Wilsonianae (1916)
· Plantae Asiaticae Rariores, or ‘Descriptions and figures of a select number of unpublished East Indian plants’ (1830)
· Prodromus Florae Nepalensis (1825)
· Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany (1899)
· Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou (1865)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Bhurja, for example side effects, pregnancy safety, diet and recipes, health benefits, extract dosage, chemical composition, have a look at these references.
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Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
bhūrja (भूर्ज).—m S A kind of Birch, the Bhoj or Bhojpatr.
bhūrja (भूर्ज).—m A kind of Birch.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Bhūrja (भूर्ज).—The birch-tree; भूर्जगतोऽक्षरविन्यासः (bhūrjagato'kṣaravinyāsaḥ) V.2; Kumārasambhava 1.7; 'भूर्जः कटुः कषायोष्णो भूतरक्षाकरः परः (bhūrjaḥ kaṭuḥ kaṣāyoṣṇo bhūtarakṣākaraḥ paraḥ)' Rājanighaṇṭu.
-rjam 1 A leaf made of birch-bark for writing on.
2) A written deed, document.
Derivable forms: bhūrjaḥ (भूर्जः).
Bhūrja (भूर्ज).—m. A kind of birch; its leaf or bark used for writing on, [Vikramorvaśī, (ed. Bollensen.)] 30, 11.
— Cf. probably [Old High German.] bircha; A. S. byre, birce.
Bhūrja (भूर्ज).—[masculine] a kind of birch; [neuter] its bark (used for writing on).
1) Bhūrja (भूर्ज):—m. a species of birch (the Bhoj. tree, Betula Bhojpattra, the bark of which is used for writing on), [Kāṭhaka; Kāvya literature; Varāha-mihira] etc.
2) n. a leaf made of birch bark for writing on [Kāraṇḍa-vyūha]; a written deed, document, [???]
3) cf. [Slavonic or Slavonian] breza; [Lithuanian] bérzas; [German] bircha, Birke; [English] birch.
Bhūrja (भूर्ज):—m. eine Art Birke (deren Rinde als Schreibmaterial benutzt wurde) [Amarakoṣa 2, 4, 2, 26.] [Hemacandra’s Abhidhānacintāmaṇi 1144.] [Kāṭhaka-Recension 36, 6.] [Suśruta 1, 138, 3. 2, 14, 12.] [Raghuvaṃśa 4, 73.] bhūrjagato yamakṣaravinyāsaḥ [Vikramorvaśī 25, 20.] [Kumārasaṃbhava 1, 7.] [Varāhamihira’s Bṛhajjātaka S. 51, 14.] [Rājataraṅgiṇī 2, 165.] [Bhāgavatapurāṇa 4, 6, 17.] [PAÑCAR. 4, 5, 38.] [Spr. 1259.] bhūrjaḥ paropakṛtaye nijakavacakartanaṃ sahate [?2063. Oxforder Handschriften 98,a,1. ALBYROUNY bei Mémoire géographique, Mém. sur l'Inde 305.]
Bhūrja (भूर्ज):—m. —
1) Betula Bhojpatra (deren Rinde als Schreibmaterial benutzt wird) [Rājan 9,116.] n. ein aus Birkenrinde zum Schreiben zugerichtetes Blatt [Kāraṇḍavyūha 28,23.69,15.] —
2) Schriftstück , Urkunde [Lokaprakāśa (jolly) 2.]
Bhūrja (भूर्ज) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit word: Bhujja.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
Bhūrja (भूर्ज):—(nm) the birch, the Bhoj tree, Betula bhojpatra; —[patra] the bark of [bhūrja] (which was used for writing on).
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Kannada-English dictionary
Bhūrja (ಭೂರ್ಜ):—[noun] the tree Butea bojapatra of Papilionaceae family, the smooth bark of which can easily be peeled off in thin sheets; a birch tree.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Bhurjadeva, Bhurjadruma, Bhurjagranthi, Bhurjah, Bhurjakantaka, Bhurjakanthaka, Bhurjala, Bhurjapatra, Bhurjapatraka, Bhurjapattra, Bhurjaputra, Bhurjara, Bhurjatvakku.
Full-text (+35): Bhurjakantaka, Bhurjapatra, Bhurjapattra, Bhurjadruma, Citratvac, Vidyadala, Carmin, Padmakin, Siti, Bahutvakka, Dalanirmoka, Bhurjatvakku, Carmadruma, Bhurjah, Mriducchada, Bhoja, Karama, Shivi, Bhutyakantaka, Pattrapushpaka.
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Common Kaphaj Vyadhi in Children and its Treatment Principle and Management < [Volume 11, Issue 3: May-June 2024]
Vanshlochan Substitution and Adulteration: Source Controversy < [Volume 10, Issue 4: July-August 2023]
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Atharvaveda and Charaka Samhita (by Laxmi Maji)
Treatment of Rakta-vikāra (Haemoptysis) < [Chapter 3 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Atharvaveda)]
Classification of Drugs in the Caraka-Saṃhitā < [Chapter 4 - Diseases and Remedial measures (described in Caraka-saṃhitā)]
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Tilakamanjari of Dhanapala (study) (by Shri N. M. Kansara)
11. Description of Palaeography < [Chapter 12 - Cultural Data]
Cosmetics, Costumes and Ornaments in Ancient India (by Remadevi. O.)
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