Sapindya, Sāpiṇḍya, Sapimdya: 10 definitions
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Sapindya means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Marathi. 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.
In Hinduism
Purana and Itihasa (epic history)
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana IndexSāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य).—Extends to several generations.*
- * Matsya-purāṇa 18. 29.
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.
Languages of India and abroad
Marathi-English dictionary
Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionarysāpiṇḍya (सापिंड्य).—n (S) The relation or condition of the sapiṇḍa q. v., kin.
Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionarySāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य).—Connection by the offering of rice-balls to the same Manes, kindred, consanguinity.
Derivable forms: sāpiṇḍyam (सापिण्ड्यम्).
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English DictionarySāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य).—n.
(-ṇḍyaṃ) Consanguinity, kindred, connection by presenting obsequial offerings to the same persons. E. sapiṇḍa, and ṣyañ aff.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionarySāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य).—i. e. sa-piṇḍa + ya, n. Kindred, connexion, by presenting offerings to the same Manes.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English DictionarySāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य).—[neuter] connection by (offering) the funeral cake, consanguinity.
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य):—[from sāpiṇḍa] n. ([from] sa-piṇḍa) connection or relationship by presenting offerings to the same deceased ancestors, consanguinity or relationship of a Sapiṇḍa, [Saṃskārakaustubha; Dattakacandrikā]
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English DictionarySāpiṇḍya (सापिण्ड्य):—(ṇḍyaṃ) 1. n. Consanguinity.
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusSāpiṃḍya (ಸಾಪಿಂಡ್ಯ):—[noun] the relation that exists between two cousins.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Starts with: Sapindyadipika, Sapindyakalpalata, Sapindyakalpalatika, Sapindyamimamsa, Sapindyanirnaya, Sapindyashraddhavidhi, Sapindyatattvaprakasha, Sapindyavishaya.
Full-text: Sapindyanirnaya, Sapindyavishaya, Sapindyakalpalatika, Sapindyadipika, Sapindyamimamsa, Sapindyakalpalata, Saptapurusha, Sapinda, Anvarohana, Masina, Dipaka.
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