Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
1 The performance of a particular Śrāddha in honour of deceased relatives called sapiṃḍa q. v., to be performed at the end of one full year after the death of a relative, but now usually per- formed on the 12th day after death as part of the funeral obsequies.
2 Giving a person the rights of a Sapiṇḍa or kinsman.
