Apte Sanskrit-English Dictionary
p. p. [pra-i-kta] Departed from this world, dead, deceased; svajanāśru kilātisaṃtataṃ dahati pretamiti pracakṣate R. 8. 86. taḥ 1 The depart- ed spirit, the spirit before obsequial rites are performed.
2 A ghost, evil spirit, Bg. 17. 4; Ms. 12. 71. Comp. adhipaḥ an epithet of Yama. annaṃ food offered to the Manes. asthi n. the bone of a dead man. ºdhārin an epithet of Śiva. āvāsaḥ a burial-ground,...