Dashapindashraddha, Daśapiṇḍaśrāddha, Dashapinda-shraddha: 1 definition

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Dashapindashraddha means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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.

The Sanskrit term Daśapiṇḍaśrāddha can be transliterated into English as Dasapindasraddha or Dashapindashraddha, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

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[«previous next»] — Dashapindashraddha in Sanskrit glossary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Daśapiṇḍaśrāddha (दशपिण्डश्राद्ध):—[=daśa-piṇḍa-śrāddha] [from daśa] n. a funeral ceremony in which one and on each successive day one more Piṇḍa is offered until the number amounts to 10 [Horace H. Wilson]

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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.

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