Pindayajna, Piṇḍayajña, Pinda-yajna: 4 definitions
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Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryPiṇḍayajña (पिण्डयज्ञ).—the presentation of the obsequial rice-balls to the deceased ancestors; पिण्डयज्ञावृता देयं प्रेतायान्नं दिनत्रयम् (piṇḍayajñāvṛtā deyaṃ pretāyānnaṃ dinatrayam) Y.3.16.
Derivable forms: piṇḍayajñaḥ (पिण्डयज्ञः).
Piṇḍayajña is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms piṇḍa and yajña (यज्ञ).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionaryPiṇḍayajña (पिण्डयज्ञ):—[=piṇḍa-yajña] [from piṇḍa > piṇḍ] m. oblation of balls of rice etc. to deceased ancestors, [Yājñavalkya]
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