Pindapitriyajna, Piṇḍapitṛyajña, Pinda-pitriyajna: 8 definitions

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Pindapitriyajna 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 Piṇḍapitṛyajña can be transliterated into English as Pindapitryajna or Pindapitriyajna, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Dharmashastra (religious law)

Source: Sacred Texts: The Grihya Sutras, Part 2 (SBE30)

Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ) refers to one of the seven Haviḥsaṃsthās or Haviryajñas (groups of seven sacrifices).—Hārīta says: “Let a man offer the Pākayajñas always, always also the Haviryajñas, and the Somayajñas (Soma sacrifices), according to rule, if he wishes for eternal merit”.—The object of these sacrifices [viz., Piṇḍapitṛyajña] is eternal happiness, and hence they have to be performed during life at certain seasons, without any special occasion (nimitta), and without any special object (kāma). According to most authorities, however, they have to be performed during thirty years only. After that the Agnihotra only has to be kept up.

Source: Shodhganga: Vaikhanasa Grhyasutra Bhasya (Critical Edition and Study)

Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ) refers to the “sacrifice of rice balls to the Fathers” (which is to be performed on the day of the new-moon) and represents one of the various rituals mentioned in the Vaikhānasagṛhyasūtra (viz., vaikhānasa-gṛhya-sūtra) which belongs to the Taittirīya school of the Black Yajurveda (kṛṣṇayajurveda).—The original Gṛhyasūtra of Vaikhanāsa consists of eleven chapters or “praśnas”. Each praśna is subdivided into sub-divisions called “khaṇḍa”. But only the first seven chapters deal with actual Gṛhyasūtra section. Piṇḍapitṛyajña is one of the seven pākayajñas.

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Dharmashastra (धर्मशास्त्र, dharmaśāstra) contains the instructions (shastra) regarding religious conduct of livelihood (dharma), ceremonies, jurisprudence (study of law) and more. It is categorized as smriti, an important and authoritative selection of books dealing with the Hindu lifestyle.

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Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ).—the oblation to deceased ancestors on the evening of new moon.

Derivable forms: piṇḍapitṛyajñaḥ (पिण्डपितृयज्ञः).

Piṇḍapitṛyajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṇḍa and pitṛyajña (पितृयज्ञ).

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

Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ).—[masculine] a cert. sacrifice to the Manes consisting of meal-cakes.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorum

1) Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—W. p. 326. B. 1, 228. Gu. 3. Taylor. 1, 282. Oppert. Ii, 2337.
—Av. Peters. 2, 183.
—Āpast. B. 1, 148. Bühler 537.

2) Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ):—Cs. 397 (inc.). 425 (inc.). 430 (different). Gov. Or. Libr. Madras 50. Peters. 4, 8.

3) Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ):—[dharma] Peters. 6, 94.

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

Piṇḍapitṛyajña (पिण्डपितृयज्ञ):—[=piṇḍa-pitṛ-yajña] [from piṇḍa > piṇḍ] m. the oblation to deceased ancestors on the evening of new moon, [Gṛhya-sūtra and śrauta-sūtra]

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Pindapitriyajna 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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