Pindayajna, Piṇḍayajña, Pinda-yajna: 4 definitions

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[«previous next»] — Pindayajna in Sanskrit glossary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Piṇḍayajña (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 Dictionary

Piṇḍayajña (पिण्डयज्ञ):—[=piṇḍa-yajña] [from piṇḍa > piṇḍ] m. oblation of balls of rice etc. to deceased ancestors, [Yājñavalkya]

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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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