(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)