aṃtarayaḥ rāyaḥ1 An impediment, obstacle, hindrance, what stands in the way; sa cet tvamaṃtarāyo bhavasicyuto vidhiḥ R. 3. 45, 14. 65; bahvaṃtarāyayuktasya dharmasya tvaritā gatiḥ Pt. 3. 101; asya te bāṇapathavartinaḥ kṛṣṇasārasya aṃtarāyautapasvinau saṃvṛttau Ś. 1 vl. standing in the way. 2 (In Vedānta) Hindrance to the concentration of mind which is said to be of four kinds, laya, vikṣepa, kaṣāya and rasāsvāda. 3 An (pb) intervention, a covering, screen; dāhapremṇā sarasabisinīpatramātrāṃtarāyaḥ Māl. 3. 12. 4 (With the Jainas) Interference or obstruction offered to those who are engaged in seeking deliverance, and consequent prevention of their accomplishment of it; one of the 8 classes of karman.