सपिण्ड

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Sanskrit [edit]

Etymology [edit]

 (sa, together) +‎ पिण्ड (piṇḍa, food offering to deceased ancestors)

Noun [edit]

सपिण्ड (sapiṇḍa) m

  1. deceased relative who is connected to the greater body of ancestors by the sharing of a sacrificial offering (GṛŚrS., Gaut., Mn., MBh., etc.)

Declension [edit]

References [edit]

  • Sir Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit-English dictionary etymologically and philologically arranged with special reference to cognate Indo-European languages, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1898, page 1149