Pret: 1 definition
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Pret means something in Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Ambiguity: Although Pret has separate glossary definitions below, it also represents an alternative spelling of the word Preta.
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Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryPret in Hindi refers in English to:—(nm) a ghost, goblin, lemures; an evil spirit; a frightful person; -[karma] post-mortem rites performed for the deliverance of the deceased; ~[loka] the world of the dead; ~[vidya] necromancy; ~[siddhi] necromancy..—pret (प्रेत) is alternatively transliterated as Preta.
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See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+131): Preta, Preta-dakshina, Pretabhakshini, Pretabhava, Pretabhavastha, Pretabhumi, Pretabhuta, Pretacakravartin, Pretacarin, Pretaceshta, Pretachakravartin, Pretacharin, Pretadaha, Pretadahagni, Pretadeha, Pretadhipa, Pretadhipanagari, Pretadhipati, Pretadhivasini, Pretadhuma.
Ends with: Abhipret.
Full-text (+43): Accaga, Ajjhaga, Upaccaga, Addasa, Anvaga, Anvagu, Majedari, Patikampati, Ada, Aha, Pacca, Avacuttha, Pakkami, Anusunati, Anassum, Ahuvasim, Asajjittho, Pabhassati, Pakkandati, Udapatva.
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Search found 4 books and stories containing Pret; (plurals include: Prets). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
Rig Veda 1.150.3 < [Sukta 150]
Gitartha Samgraha (critical Study) (by Partha Sarathi Sil)
2. Time of composition of the Bhagavadgītā < [Chapter 1 - A Brief Sketch of the Bhagavadgītā]
Modern Hindi Novel < [January 1964]
Reverberations of Dharmakirti’s Philosophy (by Birgit Kellner)