Sapindikarana, Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa, Sapindi-karana: 10 definitions
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In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण).—The ceremony usually done on the 12th day of one's death; after this the dead person becomes eligible for pārvaṇa and the gṛhasta becomes eligible for performing nāndiśrāddha; in sapiṇḍīkaraṇa fresh invocation to the devas;1 leads up to the cleansing of the pollution.2
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.
Dharmashastra (religious law)
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण).—On the twelfth day (of ones death), a special ritual known as sapiṇḍīkaraṇa is performed. Piṇḍas are also offered on the day of sapiṇḍīkaraṇa. On taking this piṇḍa, the preta-śarīra becomes a pitṛ and can reach the world of ancestors. It is said that a deceased person cannot reach the world of ancestors with preta-śarīra. A preta eats food twice, on eleventh and twelfth days. If piṇḍas are not offered daily for the first ten days and if sapiṇḍīkaraṇa is not performed on the twelfth day, preta-śarīra, instead of entering into the world of ancestors, becomes a ghost and suffers.
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
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण).—
1) The performance of a particular Śrāddha in honour of deceased relatives called सपिण्ड (sapiṇḍa) q. v., to be performed at the end of one full year after the death of a relative, but now usually performed on the 12th day after death as part of the funeral obsequies.
2) Giving a person the rights of a Sapiṇḍa or kinsman.
Derivable forms: sapiṇḍīkaraṇam (सपिण्डीकरणम्).
See also (synonyms): sapiṇḍana.
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण).—n.
(-ṇaṃ) 1. Offering food to the deceased relatives called Sapindas: to be performed at the end of a full year after the death of a relative; but can be performed on the twelfth day after death by Brahmins only, on some special occasions. 2. Investing a person with the rights of relationship, indicated by offering the funeral cake. E. sapiṇḍa, karaṇa making, cvi aff.
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण).—[neuter] investing a person with the rights of a Sapiṇḍa (v. [preceding]).
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—Io. 1696. Oudh. Xvi, 96. Xix, 88.
1) Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण):—[=sapiṇḍī-karaṇa] [from sapiṇḍī > sa-piṇḍa] n. = sapiṇḍana, [Śāṅkhāyana-gṛhya-sūtra; Yājñavalkya etc.]
2) [v.s. ...] Name of [work] (also ṇa-khaṇḍana n. ṇānta-karman n. and ṇān-vaṣṭakā f.)
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण):—[sapiṇḍī-karaṇa] (ṇaṃ) 1. n. Offering food to deceased sapindas or kinsmen; acknowledging one as a kinsman.
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण):—n. = sapiṇḍana [Śāṅkhāyana’s Gṛhyasūtrāṇi 4, 3. 5, 9.] [Yājñavalkya’s Gesetzbuch 1, 253.] [Viṣṇupurāṇa 3, 13, 26. 36] (saṃpiḍīkramaṇa gedr.). [Mārkāṇḍeyapurāṇa 30, 12. 18.] [Weber’s Indische Studien 10, 66.] [Weber’s Verzeichniss No. 268. 1108. 1121. fg. 1130. 1150.] [Oxforder Handschriften 9], a, [23. 40], a, [No. 1. 87], a, [23. fg. 276], b, [37. 294], b, [15.] [DATTAKAC. 73, 16. fg.]
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.
Nepali dictionary
Sapiṇḍīkaraṇa (सपिण्डीकरण):—n. 1. the performance of a particular shraddha (श्रद्ध [śraddha] ) in honor of deceased relatives called sapinda (सपिण्ड [sapiṇḍa] ); 2. a rite to be performed at the end of one full year after the death of a relative; but now usually performed on the 12th day after the death as part of the funeral obsequies; 3. giving a person the rights of a sapinda (सपिण्ड [sapiṇḍa] ) or kinsman;
Nepali is the primary language of the Nepalese people counting almost 20 million native speakers. The country of Nepal is situated in the Himalaya mountain range to the north of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches (+0): Sapindi, Karana.
Starts with (+0): Capintikaranam, Sapindikarana-shraddha, Sapindikaranakhandana, Sapindikaranantakarman, Sapindikarananvashtaka, Sapindikaranashraddha, Sapindikaranavidhi.
Full-text (+0): Capintikaranam, Sapindikaranakhandana, Sapindikarana-shraddha, Sapindikaranavidhi, Chavandi, Sapindikaranantakarman, Sapindikarananvashtaka, Dvivivahitasapindikarana, Pancatacam, Asapindakriyakarma, Sapindana, Sapindikaran, Preta, Parvanashraddha, Pinda.
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