[Skt.] n. A dead man, a ghost or spirit. mrtudu. paretaniketanamu a haunted spot, i.e., a cemetery. “vanajaksi yipparetaniketana ksonitanaguttagajesikonivasincu.” HN. v. 101. paretarattu pareta-rattu. n. The king of ghosts: a name of Yama who corresponds to Pluto in Classical Mythology.