Bhūrjapatra

Bhūrjapatra · bhūrja-patra, “the leaf of the bhūrja tree”

Grammar: neuter noun, a compound of bhūrja and patra (leaf).

Meaning: the leaf of the bhūrja tree.

In the scriptures: among the homa materials Sūta tells the brāhmaṇas that bhūrjapatra, śamī and samidhā should be of one prādeśa in length, neither less nor more than the measure the śāstra lays down (Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18).

Related terms: Homa · Prādeśa · Śamī · Samidhā

Sources

  • Bhavishya Purāṇa, Madhyama Parva, Bhāga 1, Chapters 17–18