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Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

Piṇḍaṇirvapana (पिण्डणिर्वपन).—(Piṇḍaḍāna)—a ceremonial of the śrāddha; the mode of offering three to Pitṛs, Pitāmahas and Prapitāmahas with the respective mantras to be uttered at that time;¹ Piṇḍam may also be offered to fire, cows, crows, fowls, with their respective effects to the giver.²

• 1) Brahmāṇḍa-purāṇa III. 11. 19. 58, 97; Vāyu-purāṇa 74. 17; 75. 41; 76. 31-5; Viṣṇu-purāṇa III. 15. 34.
• 2) Vāyu-purāṇa 120. 31-41.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṇḍanirvapaṇa (पिण्डनिर्वपण).—presenting obsequial riceballs to the manes; अनयैवावृता कार्यं पिण्डनिर्वपणं सुतैः (anayaivāvṛtā kāryaṃ piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ sutaiḥ) Manusmṛti 3. 248,261.

Derivable forms: piṇḍanirvapaṇam (पिण्डनिर्वपणम्).

Piṇḍanirvapaṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṇḍa and nirvapaṇa (निर्वपण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍanirvapana (पिण्डनिर्वपन).—n.

(-naṃ) Presenting obsequial cake to the manes. E. piṇḍa, and nirvapana offering funeral oblations.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍanirvapana (पिण्डनिर्वपन).—[neuter] the same.

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

Piṇḍanirvapaṇa (पिण्डनिर्वपण):—[=piṇḍa-nirvapaṇa] [from piṇḍa > piṇḍ] n. the oblation of balls of rice etc. to deceased ancestors, [Manu-smṛti iii, 248; 261.]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Piṇḍanirvapana (पिण्डनिर्वपन):—[piṇḍa-nirvapana] (naṃ) 1. n. Giving the funeral cake to the manes.

[Sanskrit to German]

Pindanirvapana 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.

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Partial matches: Nirvapana, Pinda.

Full-text: Nirvapana, Avrit.

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