श्राणा श्राद्धिक

श्राद्ध

श्राद्ध a. [श्रद्धा हेतुत्वेनास्त्यस्य अण्]
Faithful, believing.
−द्धं
1 A funeral rite or ceremony performed in honour of the departed spirits of dead relatives; श्रद्धया दीयते यस्मात्त- स्माच्छ्राद्धं निगद्यते; it is of three kinds: −नित्य, नैमित्तिक, and काम्य.
2 An obsequial oblation, a gift or offering at a Śrāddha.
−Comp.
−क- र्मन् n.,
−क्रिया a funeral ceremony.
−कृत् m. the performer of a funeral rite.
−दः the offerer of a Śrāddha or funeral oblation. −दिनः -नं the anniversary of the death of a relative in whose honour a Śrāddha is performed. −देवः, −देवता 1. a deity presiding over funeral rites. −2. an epithet of Yama. −3. a Viśvadeva q. v. −4. a Pitṛ or progenitor. −भुज्, −भोक्तृ m. a deceased ancestor.

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