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    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 22, col. 2.
    adhi-ṣṭhāna—deha or adhi-ṣṭhā́na—śarīra, n. the intermediate body which serves to clothe and support the departed spirit during its several residences in the Pitṛ-loka or world of spirits (also called the Preta-śarīra).