Definition of "praya" []

• In some cities of India, an embanked road; a public walk or drive on a river-bank or water-front; a bund. (noun)
• The typical genus of Prayidæ. (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Ahead on the praya, he saw an abandoned street stall ripped bodily off the ground by a gust and hurled at a parked car, wrecking it."
• "At the end of Dirk's Street, directly ahead, was Connaught Road and the praya, then sea walls and the squat bulk of the Golden Ferry Terminal."
• "So also, the mighty bowman Bhurishrava, while observant of the praya vow on the field of battle, was slain by Yuyudhana in total disregard of the cries of all the kings!"