श्राद्ध

{ śrāddha }

Puranic Encyclopaedia

ŚRĀDDHA   The offering given to Pitṛs. According to the Purāṇas Śrāddha is a very important ceremony. Here, “Pitṛs” does not mean “the souls of the dead”. Pitṛs belong to a special class of gods.

हिन्दी (hindi) WN

 noun  वह जो शास्त्र विधि के अनुसार पितरों के उद्देश्य से किया जाता है   Ex. पितृपक्ष में पन्द्रह दिनों तक श्राद्ध किया जाता है ।

HYPONYMY:

द्वादशाह पार्वण श्राद्ध अन्वष्टका मासिक-श्राद्ध सपिंडी अष्टका आभ्युदयिक श्राद्ध मासिक श्राद्ध बरसी नवान्न

ONTOLOGY:

सामाजिक कार्य (Social) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

श्राद्धकर्म

Wordnet:

ben শ্রাদ্ধ

guj શ્રાદ્ધ

kan ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ

kok श्राद्ध

mal ശ്രാദ്ധകർമ്മം

mar श्राद्ध

ori ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ

pan ਸਰਾਧ

san श्राद्धम्

tam பக்த சிரத்தையோடு செய்யும் செயல்

tel శ్రాద్ధ

urd شرادھ

कोंकणी (Konkani) WN

 noun  शास्त्र विधी प्रमाणें पितरांच्या उद्देशान करतात   Ex. पितृपक्षांत पंदरा दिसां मेरेन श्राद्ध करतात

HYPONYMY:

बारावो पार्वण श्राद्ध म्हयनाळें श्राद्ध वर्स श्राद्ध

ONTOLOGY:

सामाजिक कार्य (Social) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

श्राद्धकर्म

Wordnet:

ben শ্রাদ্ধ

guj શ્રાદ્ધ

hin श्राद्ध

kan ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ

mal ശ്രാദ്ധകർമ്മം

mar श्राद्ध

ori ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ

pan ਸਰਾਧ

san श्राद्धम्

tam பக்த சிரத்தையோடு செய்யும் செயல்

tel శ్రాద్ధ

urd شرادھ

A dictionary, Marathi and English

   A funeral ceremony observed at various fixed periods, consisting of offerings with water and fire to the gods and manes, and of gifts and food to the relations present and assisting Bráhmans. It is especially performed for a parent recently deceased, or for three paternal ancestors, or for all ancestors collectively; and it is supposed to be necessary to secure the ascent and residence of the souls of the deceased in the world appropriated to the manes. There are many varieties of the mode of performing this ceremony; and many purposes or objects are specified. See A. R., vol. 7, p. 245, et seq.
   śrāddha a S Confiding, trusting, believing.

Aryabhushan School Dictionary

 n   A funeral ceremony, an anniversary.

मराठी (Marathi) WN

 noun  मृत पितरास उद्देशून पुत्रादीकांनी करायचे ब्राह्मणभोजन, पिंडदान वगैरे कर्म   Ex. त्याने गंगेकाठी पिंडदान करून पितरांचे श्राद्ध केले.

HYPONYMY:

बारावा वर्षश्राद्ध पार्वण श्राद्ध मासिक श्राद्ध

ONTOLOGY:

सामाजिक कार्य (Social) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

Wordnet:

ben শ্রাদ্ধ

guj શ્રાદ્ધ

hin श्राद्ध

kan ಶ್ರಾದ್ಧ

kok श्राद्ध

mal ശ്രാദ്ധകർമ്മം

ori ଶ୍ରାଦ୍ଧ

pan ਸਰਾਧ

san श्राद्धम्

tam பக்த சிரத்தையோடு செய்யும் செயல்

tel శ్రాద్ధ

urd شرادھ

महाराष्ट्र शब्दकोश

 वि.  श्राद्ध ठेवणारा ; विश्वासी ; भाविक .
  न. मृत पितरांस उद्देशून पुत्रादिकांनी करावयाचें ब्राह्मणभोजन , पिंडदान वगैरे कर्म . [ सं . ] म्ह ० विकत श्राद्ध घेऊन सव्यापसव्य करणें - नसती पीडा मागें लावून घेणें

नेपाली (Nepali) WN

 noun  कुनै मुसलमान साधु वा पीरको मृत्यु दिवसको कृत्य   Ex. सुफी फकिरको श्राद्धमा लाखौँ मान्छे भेला भए

ONTOLOGY:

सामाजिक कार्य (Social) ➜ कार्य (Action) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

सराद्ध क्रिया किरिया

Wordnet:

asm উৰুচ

bd उर्स

ben উর্স

guj ઉર્સ

hin उर्स

mal ഉര്‍സ്

mar उरूस

mni ꯁꯤꯕꯒꯤ꯭ꯃꯊꯧ ꯃꯉꯝ꯭ꯄꯥꯡꯕ

ori ଶୁଦ୍ଧି

pan ਉਰਸ

san उर्सः

tam மறைந்த முஸ்லீம் துறவியின் நினைவுச் சடங்கு

tel ఉరుసు

 noun  मुसलमान पीरको निर्वाण तिथि   Ex. पीर बाबाको श्राद्ध बडो धुमदामले मनाइयो

ONTOLOGY:

अवधि (Period) ➜ समय (Time) ➜ अमूर्त (Abstract) ➜ निर्जीव (Inanimate) ➜ संज्ञा (Noun)

SYNONYM:

सराद्ध क्रिया किरिया

Wordnet:

kas وورُس

kok उरूस

mni ꯁꯤꯈꯤꯕ꯭ꯀꯨꯝꯃꯣꯟꯒꯤ꯭ꯅꯨꯃꯤꯠ

ori ଓର୍ସ

tam மறைந்த முஸ்லீன் துறவியின் நினைவு சடங்கு

urd عرس

A Sanskrit English Dictionary

श्राद्ध  mfn.  mf( ई)n. ( fr. श्रद्-धा) faithful, true, loyal, believing, [HPariś.]; [SaddhP.] ( cf. [Pāṇ. 5-2, 101])
   relating to a श्राद्ध ceremony, [Cat.]
श्राद्ध  n.  n. a ceremony in honour and for the benefit of dead relatives observed with great strictness at various fixed periods and on occasions of rejoicing as well as mourning by the surviving relatives (these ceremonies are performed by the daily offering of water and on stated occasions by the offering of पिण्डs or balls of rice and meal [see पिण्ड] to three paternal and three maternal forefathers i.e. to father, grandfather, and great grandfather; it should be borne in mind that a श्राद्ध is not a funeral ceremony [ अन्त्ये-ष्टि] but a supplement to such a ceremony; it is an act of reverential homage to a deceased person performed by relatives, and is moreover supposed to supply the dead with strengthening nutriment after the performance of the previous funeral ceremonies has endowed them with ethereal bodies; indeed until those अन्त्ये-ष्टि, or ‘funeral rites’ have been performed, and until the succeeding first श्राद्ध has been celebrated the deceased relative is a प्रे-त or restless, wandering ghost, and has no real body [only a लिङ्ग-शरीर q.v.]; it is not until the first श्राद्ध has taken place that he attains a position among the पितृs or Divine Fathers in their blissful abode called पितृ-लोक, and the Śr° is most desirable and efficacious when performed by a son; for a full description of the श्राद्ध ceremonies See, [RTL. 276, 304 &c.]), [GṛŚrS.]; [Mn.]; [MBh.] &c.
   gifts or offerings at a श्राद्ध, [MW.]

The Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

श्राद्ध [śrāddha] a.  a. [श्रद्धा हेतुत्वेनास्त्यस्य अण्] Faithful, believing.
   द्धम् A funeral rite or ceremony performed in honour of the departed spirits of dead relatives; श्रद्धया दीयते यस्मात्तस्माच्छ्राद्धं निगद्यते; it is of three kinds: नित्य, नैमित्तिक, and काम्य; यः संगतानि कुरुते मोहाच्छ्राद्धेन मानवः [Ms.3.] 14.
   An obsequial oblation, a gift or offering at a Śrāddha; विहाय शोकं धर्मात्मा ददौ श्राद्धमनुत्तमम् [Mb.14.62.] 1; सर्वं श्रद्धया दत्तं श्राद्धम् [Pratimā 5.] -Comp.
-कर्मन्  n. n.,-क्रिया a funeral ceremony.
-कृत्  m. m. the performer of a funeral rite.
-दः   the offerer of a Śrāddha or funeral oblation.
-दिनः, -नम्   the aniversary of the death of a relative in whose honour a Śrāddha is performed.
   देवः, देवता a deity presiding over funeral rites.
   an epithet of Yama.
   a Viśvadeva q. v.
   a Pitṛi or progenitor.
-भुज् a.  a. eating food prepared at a श्राद्ध; श्राद्धभुग्वृषलीतल्पं तदहर्योऽधिगच्छति [Ms.3.25.]
-भुज्, -भोक्तृ  m. m. a deceased ancestor.
-मित्रः   making friends through a श्राद्ध; cf. श्राद्धम् (1) above; स स्वर्गाच्च्यवते लोकाच्छ्राद्धमित्रो द्विजाधमः [Ms.3.14.]

Shabda-Sagara

श्राद्ध  mfn.  ( -द्धः-द्धा-द्धं) Faithful, believing.
  n.  ( -द्धं) A funeral ceremony observed at various fixed periods and for different purposes, con- sisting of offerings with water and fire to the gods and manes, and gifts and food to the relations present and assisting Brāh- mans; it is especially performed for a present recently deceased, or for three paternal ancestors or for all ancestors collectively, and is supposed necessary to secure the ascent and residence of the souls of the deceased in a world appropriated to the manes, The following distributions of this ceremony are specified: the पार्व्वणं in honour of three ancestors, एकोद्दिष्टं of one, नित्यं regular, नैमित्तिकं occasionally, काम्यं for the attainment of some particular object, आह्निकं daily, वृद्धिः for the obtaining of increase of pros- perity, and सपिण्डनं in which the balls of meat offered to the deceased individually and collectively are blended together. There are many other kinds: those for a person recently decea- sed are one on the day after mourning expires, and twelve others in twelve successive months; one at the end of the third fort- night, one in the sixth month, and one in the twelfth, concluding with a Sapiṇḍaṇa, on the anniversary of the person's death; in general they are all performed in the course of the two or three first days, and the Śrāddha for the deceased is only annually repeated. There is also a short of Śrāddha performed daily during the days of mourning, usually ten, on which a funeral cake is presented, increasing one or more each day till ten cakes are offered.
    E. श्रद्धा faith, अण् or ण aff. of possession or relation, as the abandonment or presentation of meat, &c., through faith of its efficacy, in behalf of the souls of the deceased.

ROOTS:

श्रद्धा अण् ण