Antarā, ind. in the middle, in the interior, inside, within, among, between; on the way, by the way; in the neighbourhood, near, nearly, almost; in the meantime, now and then; for some time; (with acc. and loc.) between, during, without. —Antarāṃsa, see under antar. —Antarā-bhava-deha, as, m. or antarā-bhava-sattva, am, n. the soul in its middle existence between death and regeneration. —Antarā-vedi, is or ī, f. a veranda resting on columns. —Antarā-śṛṅgam, ind. between the horns.
antarā́ adv. in the middle, amidst, midway; therein, meanwhile; near, nearly. antarā-antarā sometimes — sometimes, now-then. As prep. between (acc. or loc.); during (acc.); without, except (acc.).
antarā antarā́, ad. amidst, between; therein; further; on the way; near; almost; in the interval; now and then; antara_antarā, now and then, here and there; repeated: one time — another time; pp. between (ac., lc.); during without, except (ac.).
antarāind. (fr. antara) 1 (Used adverbially) (a) In the interior, inside, within, inwardly; bhavadbhirantarā protsāhya kopito vṛṣalaḥ Mu.3 inwardly, secretly. (b) In the middle, between; triśaṅkurivāntarā tiṣṭha Ś.2 stay between the two or in the mid-air; mainamantarā pratibadhnīta Ś.6 do not interrupt him (in the middle); akṣetre bījamutsṛṣṭamantaraiva vinaśyati Ms.10.71 therein; paśumaṇḍūkamārjāraśvasarpana- kulākhubhiḥ | antarā gamane 4.126; antarā śakalīkṛtaḥ R.15.20; lāṭī tu rītirvaidarbhīpāñcālyorantarāsthitā S. D.629; ˚rā sthā to oppose, to stand to oppose; tatra yadyantarā mṛtyuryadi sendrā divaukasaḥ | sthāsyanti tānapi raṇe kākutstho vihaniṣyati || Rām. (c) On the way, en route, midway; vilambethāṃ ca māntarā Mv.7.28; antarā cāraṇebhyastvadīyaṃ jayodāharaṇaṃ śrutvā tvāmihasthamu- pāgatāḥ V.1; antarā dṛṣṭā devī Ś.6; antaropalabhya Dk.52; K.267,304-5; kumāro mamāpyantikamupāgacchannantarā tvadīyenāntapālena avaskandya gṛhītaḥ M.1, antarā patite piṇḍe sandehe vā punarharet Y.2.107. (d) In the neighbourhood, near, at hand; approaching, resembling; na drakṣyāmaḥ punarjātu dhārmikaṃ rāmamantarā Rām. approaching or resembling Rāma. (e) Nearly, almost. f) In the mean time; nādyāccaiva tathāntarā Ms.2. 56; Y.3.20. (g) At intravals, here and there; now and then, for sometime, now-now (when repeated); antarā pitṛsaktamantarā mātṛsaṃbaddhamantarā śukanāsamayaṃ kurvannālāpam K.118; antarāntarā nipatita here and there, at intervals; 121,127; prajānurāgahetoścāntarāntarā darśanaṃ dadau 58, Dk.49. -2 (Used as a preposition with acc. P.II,3.4.) (a) Between; pañcālāsta ime ...... kalindatanayāṃ trisrotasaṃ cāntarā B. R.10.86; yandatarā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca Bṛi. Ār. Up.; te (nāmarūpe) yadantarā tad brahma Ch. Up.; antarā tvāṃ ca māṃ ca kamaṇḍaluḥ Mbh.; rarely with loc.; sumantrasya babhūvātmā cakrayoriva cāntarā Rām.; pādayoḥ śakaṭaṃ cakrurantarorāvulūkhalam Rām. (b) Through; tiraskāriṇamantarāibid. (c) During; antarā kathām S. D. (d) Without, except; na ca prayojanamantarā cāṇakyaḥ svapne'pi ceṣṭate Mu.3. -Comp. -aṃsaḥ the space between the shoulders, breast; atha ˚se abhimṛśya japati Śat. Br. -˚garbhiṇīnyāyaḥ a position similar to the foetus which resides in the womb of a female; a topic within a topic; an adhikaraṇa within an adhikaraṇa (which is not a very desirable or acceptable situation in the explanation of a grantha); tatra evamantarāgarbhiṇīnyāyo bhavatīti anyathā sūtraṃ varṇyate | ŚB. on MS.10.3.62;9.3.2+3. -bhavadehaḥ -bhavasattvam the soul or embodied soul existing between the two stages of death and birth (yo maraṇajana- nayorantarāle sthitaḥ prāṇī so'ntarābhavasattvaḥ). -diś see antaradiś. -bharaḥ Ved. bringing into the midst or procuring sa naḥ śakraścidā śakad dānavāँ antarābharaḥ Rv.8.32.12. -vediḥ -dīf.1 a veranda resting on columns, porch, portico. -2 a kind of wall jayaśrīrantarāvedirmattavāraṇayoriva-śṛṅgamind. between the horns.
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— c) in der Nähe H. an. 7, 58. MED. avy. 70. yadântàrā pârā̀vatâmarvā̀vatâṃ ca hū̀yasê . indrèha tatà ā gâhi ṚV. 3, 40, 9. na drakṣyāmaḥ punarjātu dhārmikaṃ rāmamantarā (in unserer Nähe, unter uns) R. 2, 57, 13.
— d) beinahe: tatra cācyāvayacchatrustava jīvitamantarā R. 2, 11, 17.
— e) in der Zwischenzeit: nādyācca tathāntarā M. 2, 56. YĀJÑ. 3, 20.
— f) zwischen durch, dann und wann KATHĀS. 21, 11.
— g) für eine Zeitlang, nur inzwischen: eṣa tvayyantarā śāpo bhaviṣyati mahābala R. 3, 8, 13.
— 2) praep. mit dem acc. P. 2, 3, 4. VOP. 5, 7.
a) zwischen AK. 3, 5, 10. H. 1538. an. 7, 58. MED. avy. 70. mit dem loc.: sumantrasya babhūvātmā cakrayoriva cāntarā R. 2, 40, 44. antarā vedirmattavāraṇayoriva RAGH. 12, 93. pādayoḥ śakaṭaṃ cakrurantarorāvudūkhalam R. 6, 96, 13. SĀH. D. 76, 8. mit folgend. acc.: àntàrā daṃpâtī ṚV. 10, 162, 4. àntàrā dyāvā̂pṛthìvī VS. 13, 25. 29, 6. AV. 3, 15, 2. 4, 16, 5. 5, 20, 7. ŚAT. BR. 14, 6, 8, 3. (= BṚH. ĀR. UP. 3, 8, 3.) yàdantarā̀ prayājānuyājā̀n 1, 8, 1, 9. yadantarā pitaraṃ mātaraṃ ca BṚH. ĀR. UP. 6, 2, 2. R. 4, 43, 51. P. 2, 3, 4, Sch. AK. 3, 4, 52. H. 613. 1538, Sch. mit vorang. acc.: tāntspardhamānāngāyatryantarā tasthau ŚAT. BR. 1, 4, 1, 34. 3, 7, 1, 12. te (nāmarūpe) yadantarā tadbrahma CHĀND. UP. 8, 14. TRIK. 2, 1, 6. eingeschoben: tāmantarā ca saritaṃ citrakūṭaṃ ca parvatam R. 2, 92, 12. mit dem regierten Worte componirt, vgl. antarāṃsa, antarāśṛṅgam . zwischen durch: tiraskariṇamantarā R. 2, 15, 20. während: antarā kathām SĀH. D. (1828) 177, 17.
antarā́,zwischen, aus antár und ā́ zusammengesetzt (vgl. antár ā́).
… sakthíā {912,16. 17}; … dámpatī {988,4}; … pitáram mātáram ca {914,15}; … parāvátam arvāvátam ca {274,9} (zwischen der Ferne und Nähe, d. h. in dem ganzen Raume).
antarā́Adv. mitten innen, dazwischen, unterwegs, in der Nähe, beinahe; wiederholt das eine Mal — das andere Mal; Praep. zwischen (Acc. u. Loc.; während, ohne (Acc.)