प्रान्तः _prāntḥ

प्रान्तः [प्रकृष्टो$न्तः]

1 Edge, margin, border, skirt, verge; प्रान्तसंस्तीर्णदर्भाः Ś.4.8.

-2 Corner (as of the lips, eyes &c.); ईषत्तिर्यग्वलनविषमं कूणितप्रान्तमेतत् Māl.4.2; ओष्ठ˚, नयन˚.

-3 Boundary, extremity.

-4 Extreme verge, end; यौवनप्रान्त Pt.4.

-5 A point, tip.

-6 The back part.

-Comp. -ग a. living close by.

-दुर्गम् a suburb outside the walls of a town, a town near a fort.

-निवासिन् a. dwelling near the boundaries.

-भूमिः final place or term.

-भूमौ ind. finally, at last.

-विरस a. tasteless in the end.

-वृत्तिः the horizon.

-शून्य a. see प्रान्तरशून्य.

-स्थ a. one who inhabits the borders.