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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary

सपिण्डनम्sapiṇḍanamसपिण्डीकरणम् [sapiṇḍīkaraṇam], सपिण्डीकरणम् 1 The performance of a particular Śrāddha in honour of deceased…
1. सपिण्डीकरणम् sapiṇḍīkaraṇam, सपिण्डीकरणम् 1 The performance of a particular Śrāddha in honour of deceased relatives called सपिण्ड quod vide, which see, 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.
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