(p. 680) pratyanta lying on or adjoining the border, bordering (on), contiguous, neighbouring. n. the border; the frontier region, the frontier; (in the Puranas) the land of Mlechhas (ম্লেচ্ছ). ̃পর্বত n. a hillock beside a mountain. ̃প্রদেশ n. a neighbouring country; the frontier; outskirts. ̃বাসী a. dwelling on the outskirts of a town or village or country; dwelling on a frontier. 19)

(p. 886) mlēccha a non-Aryan tribe of ancient India; a member of this tribe; a Greek settler of India; (loos. but pop.) a non-Hindu; the ancient Mlechchhas (ম্লেচ্ছ). a. nonHindu or anti-Hindu; wicked, sinful, given to unscriptural practices. ̃দেশ n. the part of India inhabited by the ancient Mlechchhas (ম্লেচ্ছ). ম্লেচ্ছাচার n. the customs and practices of Mlechchhas (ম্লেচ্ছ); non-Hindu or unscriptural or evil customs and practices. ম্লেচ্ছাচারী a. adopting the customs and practices of Mlechchhas; given to non-Hindu or unscriptural or evil practices.