a fragrant grass, Andropogon muricatum SN.iii.137; (here represented as larger than the kusa babbaja grasses, smaller than a tree).
cp. Sk. vīraṇa & vīraṇī-mūla = uśīra Halāyudha 2, 467
The corpus record — Pali
bīraṇaṁ
Bīraṇa
a fragrant grass, Andropogon muricatum SN.iii.137 ; (here represented as larger than the kusa babbaja grasses, smaller than a tree). cp. Sk. vīraṇa & vīraṇī-mūla = uśīra Halāyudha 2, 467
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Where it lives
- Dhammapada 2 · 3.81/10k
What it meant — PTS Pali–English Dictionary
In the wild
- bīraṇaṁ Dhammapada 335 (dhp335:4)
- bīraṇaṁ Dhammapada 337 (dhp337:4)
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