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Ayurveda (science of life)

Source: Wisdom Library: Āyurveda and botany

Bhūrjapattra (भूर्जपत्त्र) is another name for Śākhoṭa, which is a Sanskrit word referring to Streblus asper (Siamese rough bush), from the Moraceae family. It is classified as a medicinal plant in the system of Āyurveda (science of Indian medicine) and is used throughout literature such as the Suśrutasaṃhita and the Carakasaṃhitā. The synonym was identified in the Rājanighaṇṭu (verse 9.123), which is a 13^th century medicinal thesaurus.

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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.

India history and geography

Source: Knowledge Traditions & Practices of India: Other Technologies: A Survey

Bhūrjapattra (भूर्जपत्त्र) refers to “birch bark”: a natural product used for writing in ancient India.—India even now possesses a wealth of manuscripts running into many millions. Traditionally, they were written on materials such as birch bark (bhūrja-pattra) and palm leaves. Birch bark was mainly used for north Indian scripts, and the writing was done with ink made of finely ground charcoal powder in a medium of gum, or soot from oil lamps.

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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.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Bhūrjapattra (भूर्जपत्त्र):—[=bhūrja-pattra] [from bhūrja] ([Pañcatantra]) m. the birch tree.

[Sanskrit to German]

Bhurjapattra in German

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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.

See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Pattra, Bhurja.

Full-text: Pittala, Bhurjadruma, Sthiracchada, Kavacapattra, Bindupattra, Birch bark, Sucarman, Sili, Shakhota, Sira.

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