पिण्ड [piṇḍa] a. a. (-ण्डी f.) [पिण्ड्-अच्]
Solid (घन).
Compact, dense, close.
ण्डः, ण्डम् A round mass, ball, globe; as in अयःपिण्डः, नेत्रपिण्डः &c.
A lump, clod (of earth &c.).
A round lump of food, morsel, mouthful; स न्यस्तशस्त्रो हरये स्वदेहमुपानयत् पिण्डमिवामिषस्य
[R. 2.59.] A ball or lump of rice offered to the Manes at obsequial ceremonies or Śrāddhas; नूनं मत्तः परं वंश्याः पिण्डविच्छेददर्शिनः । न प्रकामभुजः श्राद्धे स्वधासंग्रहतत्पराः ।
[R.1.66;] 8.26;
[Ms.3.216;9.132,136,14;] [Y.1.159.] Food in general; सफलीकृतभर्तृपिण्डः
[M.5.] 'who was true to his master's salt'.
Livelihood, sustenance, subsistence; पिण्डार्थमायस्यतः
[Mu.3.14.] Alms; पिण्डपातवेला
[Māl.2.] Flesh, meat.
The fœtus or embryo in an early stage of gestation.
The body, corporeal frame; एकान्तविध्वंसिषु मद्विधानां पिण्डेष्वनास्था खलु भौतिकेषु
[R.2.57.] A heap, collection, multitude.
The calf of the leg;
[Māl.5.16.] A round button.
Anything round, thick, gross or solid.
An object in general.
A particular part of a house.
(In astr.) A sine expressed in numbers.
The twenty-fourth part of the quadrant of a circle.
The frontal sinus of an elephant or its projection.
A portico or shed in front of the door.
Incense, frank-incense.
(In arith.) Sum, total, amount.
(In geom.) Thickness.
The flower of a China rose.
ण्डम् Power, strength, might.
Iron.
Fresh butter.
An army.
Water; L. D. B. -Comp
-अक्षर a. a. containing a conjunct consonant. -अन्वाहार्यa. to be eaten after the funeral rice-ball has been offered to the manes; पिण्डान्वाहार्यकं श्राद्धं कुर्यान्मासानुमासिकम्
[Ms.3.122.] -अन्वाहार्यकम् a meal in honour of the manes.
-अभ्रम् hail.
-अयसम् steel.
-अलक्तकः a red dye.
-अशनः, -आशः, -आशकः, -आशिन् m. m. a beggar.-उदकक्रिया an oblation of obsequial rice-balls and water to the deceased.
-उद्धरणम् participating in funeral offerings.
-गोसः gum myrrh.
-तैलम्, -तैलकः incense.
-द a.
one who gives food, one who supplies with bread or with any other means of subsistence; श्वा पिण्डदस्य कुरुते गजपुङ्गवस्तु धीरं विलोकयति चाटुशतैश्च भुङ्क्ते
[Bh.2.31.] one who is qualified to give the funeral rice-balls to deceased ancestors;
[Y.2.132.] (दः) the nearest male relation who offers the funeral rice-ball.
a master, patron.
-दा a mother
दानम् presentation of the obsequial rice-balls.
the funeral oblation made to deceased ancestors on the day of new-moon.
-निर्वपणम् presenting obsequial riceballs to the manes; अनयैवावृता कार्यं पिण्डनिर्वपणं सुतैः
[Ms.3.] 248,261.
-निवृत्तिः cessation of relationship (by श्राद्ध oblation).
-पदम् a particular अङ्कभेद in Astronomy; Śabda Chi.
-पातः giving alms;
[Māl.1.] -पातिकः one who lives on alms.
-पादः, -पाद्यः an elephant.
-पितृयज्ञः the oblation to deceased ancestors on the evening of new moon.
पुष्पः the Aśoka tree.
the China rose.
the pomegranate.
(पुष्पम्) the blossom of the Asoka tree.
the flower of Chinarose.
a lotus.-भाज् a. receiving or entitled to a share in the funeral rice-ball. -m. (pl.) the deceased ancestors or manes; अहो दुष्यन्तस्य संशयमारूढाः पिण्डभाजः
[Ś.6.] -भृतिः f. f. livelihood, means of subsistence.
-मूलम्, -मूलकम् a carrot.-यज्ञः the presentation of the obsequial rice-balls to the deceased ancestors; पिण्डयज्ञावृता देयं प्रेतायान्नं दिनत्रयम्
[Y.3.16.] -लेपः fragments of the obsequial rice-balls which cling to the hand; (these are presented to the three ancestors immediately preceding the great-grand father).
लोपः interruption in offering the funeral rice-balls (as the failure of issue).
neglect in offering the funeral rice-balls (to the deceased ancestors).
-विषमः one of the ways of embezzlement namely inconsistency in dealing with fixed items;
[Kau.A.2.] 8.26.
-शर्करा sugar prepared from Yavanāla.
-संबन्धः relationship between a living person and one deceased such as is sufficiently near to qualify the former to offer the obsequial rice-ball to the latter.
-स्वेदः a hot poultice.