SAPINDA


Meaning of SAPINDA in English

səˈpində noun

( -s )

Etymology: Sanskrit sapiṇḍa, literally, having the same lump, from sa- one and the same (akin to sama same) + piṇḍa lump of rice offered to deceased ancestors; from the fact that the lump is offered to the three nearest ancestors and the crumbs to the next three — more at same

: a person considered in his relation to any of his three or sometimes six nearest lineal male ancestors or descendants

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