[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Reference works](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference) › [A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879) › c5.1400 # A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1400 A Classical Dictionary of Hindu Mythology and Religion, Geography, History, and Literature c5.1400 - **Language:** English ### [c5.1400](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1400) PRETA. A ghost; an evil spirit animating a dead carcase, and haunting cemeteries and other places. - [Previous: c5.1399](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1399) - [Next: c5.1401](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1401) - [Up: c5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1400](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.reference.dowson-1879.c5.1400) · Pramāṇa