pre ta &c. See p. 711, col. 3 .
preta p. p. [ pra-i-kta ] Departed from this world, dead, deceased; svajanASru kilAtisaMtataM dahati pretamiti pracakzate R. 8. 86. — taH 1 The departed spirit, the spirit before obsequial rites are performed. 2 A ghost, evil spirit, Bg. 17. 4 ; Ms. 12. 71. Comp. — aDipaH an epithet of Yama. — annaM food offered to the Manes. — asTi n. the bone of a dead man. °DArin an epithet of Śiva. — AvAsaH a burial-ground, cemetery. — ISaH, -ISvaraH an epithet of Yama. — uddeSaH an offering to the Manes. — karman n. , — kftyaM, -kftyA obsequial or funeral rites. — gata a. dead. — gfhaM a cemetery. — gopaH the keeper of the dead. — cArin m. an epithet of Śiva. — dAhaH the burning of the dead, cremation. — DUmaH the smoke issuing from a funeral pile. — nadI the river vEtariRI . — taraH a goblin, ghost. — niryAtakaH, -nihArrakaH a man employed to carry out dead bodies. — pakzaH ‘the fortnight of the Manes’, N. of the dark half of Bhādrapada when offerings in honour of the Manes are usually performed; cf. pitfpakza . — pawahaH a drum beaten at a funeral. — patiH Yama (the Indian ‘Pluto’). — puraM the city of Yama. — BAvaH death. — BUmiH f. a cemetery. — meGaH a funeral ( pb ) sacrifice. — rAkzasI the holy basil ( tulasI ). — rAjaH an epithet of Yama. — lokaH the world of the dead. — vanaM a cemetery. — vAhita a. possessed by a ghost. — SarIraM the body of the departed spirit. — SudDiH f. , — SOcaM purification after the death of a relative. — SrAdDaM an obsequial offering made to a departed relative during the year of his death. — hAraH 1 one who carries out a dead body. 2 a near relative.