piṇḍa—tarkaka m. pl. ‘inquirers for the Śrāddha oblation (?)’, ancestors preceding, the great-grandfather (who eat the remnants of the oblation made to the Pitṛs), [Gṛhyās.]; [Baudh.] (v.l. -tarkuka [also para-tarkaka or °kuka], -takṣaka, -takṣuka, piṇḍa-tarkya, piṇḍodaka).