(p. 649) piṭha the back; the rear; immediate succession (পিঠে পিঠে); a surface or face (এপিঠ ওপিঠ); (in a game of cards) a trick. পিঠ চাপড়ানো v. to pat on the back; to drum one's back lightly, (idio.) to encourage patronizingly or with an air of superiority. পিঠের চামড়া তোলা v. to flog severely. পিঠে পিঠে back to back; on the back of; immediately succeeding in birth, born next. 12)