सपिण्ड

{ sapiṇḍḥ }

हिन्दी (hindi) WordNet

   See : सपिंड

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

स—पिण्ड    a &c. See s.v.

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स पिण्ड

स-पिण्ड  m.  b m. ‘having the same पिण्ड’, a kinsman connected by the offering of the पिण्ड ( q.v.) to certain deceased ancestors at the श्राद्ध ( q.v.; the kinship is through six generations in an ascending and descending line, or through a man's father, father's father, father's grandfather; mother, mother's father, mother's grandfather; son, son's son, son's grandson; daughter, daughter's son &c.; and also includes father's mother, father's grandmother &c., also father's brothers and sisters, mother's brothers and sisters, and several others), [GṛŚrS.]; [Gaut.]; [Mn. v, 60]; [MBh.] &c. ( [RTL. 285]; 286 [IW. 248; 266]).

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स पिण्ड

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

सपिण्डः [sapiṇḍḥ]   'Having the same पिण्ड or funeral rice-ball offering', a kinsman connected by the offering of the funeral rice-ball to the Manes of certain relations; गुरुदारे सपिण्डे वा गुरुवद्वृत्तिमाचरेत् [Ms.2.247;5.59;] [Y.1.52.]

Shabda-Sagara

सपिण्ड  m.  ( -ण्डः) A kinsman, especially one connected by the offering of the funeral cake to either or all of the manes of the father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, and their wives respectively, as sprung from them in directly collateral lines; the relationship stops with every fourth person, as the fifth cannot perform the offer- ing of a cake to the father even of the deceased. The following are enumerated as Sapiṇḍās:--the son, son's son, and son's grandson; [Page759-b+ 60] widow, daughter and daughter's son; the father, the mother, the brother, brother's son, and brother's grandson; father's daughter's son; father's brother's son and grandson; paternal grandfather's daughter's son; paternal grandfather; paternal grandmother, paternal grandfather's brother, brother's son and grandson; and lastly the great grandfather's daughter's son: these all present oblations in which the deceased is either included, or may participate: other enumerations, including the oblations he was bound to offer, &c. extend the connection of Sapiṇḍa to seven persons both in an ascending or descending line.
    E. स for ससान common, and पिण्ड ball of meat, &c., offered to the manes of the deceased ancestors, at the Śrāddhas performed in honour of them.

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स ससान पिण्ड