aṃtika

aṃtika a. [aṃtaḥ sāmīpyaṃ asyāstīti matvarthīyaḥ ṭhan; according to Nir. from ā-nī; aṃtikaṃ kasmāt ānītaṃ bhavati sannikṛṣṭatvāt]

1 Near, proximate (with gen. or abl. P. II. 3. 34).

2 Reaching to the end of, reaching to; nāsāṃtika Ms. 2. 46.

3 Lasting till, until; as far as, up to; Ms. 3. 1; Y. 1. 36.

— kaṃ Nearness, proximity, vicinity, presence; na tyajaṃti mamāṃtikaṃ H. 1. 46; oft. in comp.; °nyasta R. 2. 24; karṇa°caraḥ Ś. 1. 24; siṃhāsanāṃtikacareṇa sahopasarpan M. 1. 12 a servant in attendance upon the throne.

— adv. (with abl. or gen. or as last member of comp.) Near (to), in the vicinity; aṃtikaṃ grāmāt-grāmasya vā Sk.; into the presence or proximity of; dūrasthasyaitya cāṃtikaṃ Ms. 2. 197; praviṣṭe pituraṃtikaṃ Rām.; so janāṃtikaṃ, mṛgāṃtikaṃ; aṃtikena near (with gen.); aṃtikena grāmasya P. II. 3. 35; aṃtikāt near, closely, within the presence of; from the proximity of, from near, from (abl. or gen. or acc.); °kādāgataḥ P. VI. 2. 49; rajaḥkaṇaiḥ spṛśadbhirgātramaṃtikāt Rām.; (pb) krīṇīyādyastvapatyārthaṃ mātāpitroryamaṃtikāt Ms. 9. 174 from; so naiva pravṛttiṃ śṛṇumastayoḥ kasyacidaṃtikāt Rām.; aṃtike near, closely, in the presence of or proximity of; Bg. 13. 15; damayaṃtyāstadāṃtike nipetuḥ Nala. 1. 22; °ke striyāḥ Ms. 2. 22.

Comp.

— āśrayaḥ resorting to what is near, contiguous support (that given by a tree to a creeper).