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    Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 38.
    antarā ind.

    1 Without, except.

    2 In the middle, among, amidst.

    3 Near at hand.

    Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 30, col. 1.
    antarā prep. Without.

    Goldstücker Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 120, col. 2.
    antarā ind. A particle used adverbially and as a prepo-

    sition. It means.

    I. (as adv.) 1. 1 Between. 2 In the mean time. antarā-

    antarā, at intervals, now and then; e. g. so'patānakasaṃjño

    yaḥ pātayatyantarāntarā.

    2. Near, in the neighbourhood, at hand.

    II. (as prepos.) preceded or followed by a noun in the

    accusative. 1. Between. 2. Without. E. The native etym.

    antar and i, taddh. aff. ḍāc is improbable; antarā is

    more likely the instrum. of antar. As regards its mean-

    ings compare the remarks under the E. of antara. Compare

    also antareṇa and antaram.

    Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 27, col. 2.
    antarā antarā (old instr. sing. of

    antara cf. antareṇa). I. adv. 1. Amidst,

    Śhr. 14, 17. 2. Between, Rām. 5, 34, 5.

    3. In the interval, i. e. between morning

    and evening, Man. 2, 56. 4. For some

    time, Rām. 3, 8, 13. 5. Therein, Man.

    10, 174. 6. On the way, Daśak. in Chr.

    187, 17. 7. Near, Rām. 2, 57, 13. II

    prep. 1. Between, with loc., Rām. 2,

    40, 44, and acc., Rām. 2, 92, 12. 2.

    Without. — Cf. antareṇa,

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1st ed.)

    p. 44, col. 3.
    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.

    Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 24.
    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.).

    Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 17, col. 3.
    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.).

    Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (2nd ed.)

    p. 44, col. 1.
    antarā́ ind. in the middle, inside, within, among, between
    p. 44, col. 1.
    on the way, by the way
    p. 44, col. 1.
    near, nearly, almost
    p. 44, col. 1.
    in the meantime, now and then
    p. 44, col. 1.
    for some time
    p. 44, col. 1.
    (with acc. and loc.) between, during, without.
    p. 1313, col. 1.
    antarā ca - antarā ca, (with two accusatives of places) between - and - Divyāv.

    Śabdasāgara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    p. 31, col. 2.
    antarā ind.

    1. Without, except.

    2. In the middle, among, amidst.

    3.
    Near at hand.

    Apte Enlarged Practical Sanskrit-English Dictionary

    vol. 1, p. 123.
    antarā ind. (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; tiraskāriṇamantarā ibid. (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 - f. 1 a veranda resting on columns, porch, portico. -2 a kind of wall jayaśrīrantarāvedirmattavāraṇayoriva -śṛṅgam ind. between the horns.

    Böhtlingk and Roth Grosses Petersburger Wörterbuch

    vol. 1, p. 244.
    antarā́ (antar + ā; vgl. u. antar 2, a, am Ende) gaṇa svarādi .

    1) adv.

    a) mitten inne, darin, dazwischen (Gegens. bahis): àpvāmântàrodarā̂t (bahirni mantrayāmahe) AV. 9, 13, 9. asîñcàddhirâṇyaṃ lòke 'ntàrā 10, 7, 28. 11, 10, 34. ṚV. PRĀT. 4, 6. NIR. 2, 10. prādeśo 'ntarā (Sch.: antarālaṃ bhavati) KĀTY. ŚR. 5, 3, 10. polindāstvantarā (so zu trennen) daṇḍāḥ H. 878. paśumaṇḍūkamārjāraśvasarpanakulākhubhiḥ . antarāgamane wenn sie dazwischen durchgehen M. 4, 126. KĀTY. ŚR. 25, 4, 17. akṣetre vījamutsṛṣṭamantaraiva (darin) vinaśyati M. 10, 71. antarābhavasattve - gandharbaḥ AK. 3, 4, 135. hinein: stokamantarā gatvā ŚĀK. 8, 9, v. l. für antaram. antarā sthā sich dazwischenstellen, sich entgegensetzen: tatra yadyantarā mṛtyuryadi sendrā divaukasaḥ . sthāsyanti tānapi raṇe kākutstho nihaniṣyati .. R. 5, 34, 5.

    — b) auf dem Wege, unterweges: kṣipramutpatato manye sītāmādāya rakṣasaḥ . pracyutā rāvaṇasyāṅkādantarā patitā bhuvi .. R. 5, 15, 27. aprāpte yojanaśate nāntarā (so zu trennen) stheyamityuta (pratijñātam) 7, 54. athāśramaṃ samanviṣya antarā raghunandanaḥ . paripapraccha saumitrim 3, 66, 1. 20, 1. YĀJÑ. 2, 107. ŚĀK. 90, 10. MĀLAV. 8, 18.

    — 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.

    — b) ohne H. an. 7, 58. MED. avy. 70.

    vol. 5, p. 997.
    antarā

    1)

    a) Z. 2 lies 9, 8, 9 st. 9, 13, 9; Z. 3 lies 11, 8, 34 st. 11, 10, 34.

    — b) DAŚAK. in BENF. Chr. 187, 17.

    — f) KATHĀS. 24, 97. 134.

    vol. 7, p. 1696.
    antarā

    1)

    a) jarayatyantarā sādhurdoṣaṃ viṣamiveśvara; Spr. (II) 3376.

    — 2)

    b) ausser: nānyaṃ paśyāmi bhaiṣajyamantarā vṛṣabhadhvajam R. 7, 90, 12.

    Grassmann Wörterbuch zum Rig Veda

    p. 65.
    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).

    Böhtlingk Sanskrit-Wörterbuch in kürzerer Fassung

    vol. 1, p. 62, col. 2.
    antarā́

    — 1) Adv.

    — a) mitten inne , darin , dazwischen ; hinein Mit. sthā sich dazwischenstellen.

    — b) unterweges.

    — c) in der Nähe.

    — d) beinahe.

    — e) in der Zwischenzeit.

    — f) dann und wann. antarāntarā dass. KĀD. 65,9. hie und da 136. antarā- antarā - antarā das eine Mal , d. andere M. , dritte M. 133,1.

    — 2) Praep.

    — a) zwischen , mit Acc. und Loc.

    — b) während , mit Acc. SĀH. D. 425.

    — c) ohne , mit Ausnahme von , mit Acc. R. ed. Bomb. 2,11,18.

    Cappeller Sanskrit Wörterbuch

    p. 17, col. 1.
    antarā́ Adv. mitten innen, dazwischen, unterwegs, in der Nähe, beinahe; wiederholt das eine Mal — das andere Mal; Praep. zwischen (Acc. u. Loc.; während, ohne (Acc.)

    Schmidt Nachträge zum Sanskrit-Wörterbuch

    p. 41, col. 3.
    antarā́ 1. a) wiederholt Daśak. 56, 8.

    Bopp Glossarium Sanscritum

    p. 12, col. 1.
    antarā Adv. (a praec. producto a, quo haec forma cum

    instrumentali Zendico convenit, v. gr. comp. et cf. suff.

    trā in adverbiis sicut manuṣyatrā inter homines) in medio.

    SAK. 40. 1. infr.

    Vācaspatyam

    p. 199, col. 2.
    antarā avya0 antareti iṇḍā . nikaṭe, madhye, vinārthe
    ca . tatra madhye antarā patite piṇḍe sandehe vā puna-
    rharediti yā0 . antarā mṛtasūtake iti smṛtiḥ .
    paśumaṇḍūkamārjjāraśvasarpanakulādibhiḥ antarā gamane,
    vidyādanadhyāyamaharniśamiti manuḥ . saumitrerniśi-
    tairvāṇairantarā śakalīkṛtā iti raghuḥ . akṣetre vīja-
    mutsṛṣṭamantaraiva vinaśyati iti manuḥ . dvayormadhye ansa-
    rāntareṇa yukte pā0 ukteḥ etatsambandhipadāt dvitīyā .
    antarā tvāṃ māṃ haririti si0 kau0 . varjjane nikaṭe ca
    mediniḥ .

    Śabdakalpadruma

    vol. 1, p. 54.
    antarā , vya, (antareti antara + in + ḍā, ṭibhāga-
    lopaḥ .) varjjanaṃ . vinā . yathā,
    (na drakṣyāmaḥ punarjātu dhārmmikaṃ rāmamantarā .
    iti rāmāyaṇe .) madhyaṃ . nikaṭaṃ . iti medinī ..

    The Purāṇa Index

    vol. 1, p. 63.
    Antarā — one of 44 apsarases.

    Vā. 69. 4.

    Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionary

    p. 38, col. 2.
    antarā (= Skt. and Pali id.; see also antarāt) be-

    tween, with acc. and gen., once app. nom. (!); repeated

    (usually with ca after antarā both times) with each of two

    nouns; so Pali, but not Skt.; Lat. inter may be thus used

    twice, with each noun; after the double phrase, atrāntarā

    (°rāt, or °re) is often added: gen., Mv ii.264.5 an° ca

    bodhiyaṣṭīye an° ca nadīye, between the Bodhi tree and

    the river; acc., Jm 19.21 an° ca taṃ bhadantaṃ an° ca

    dvāradehalīṃ; foll. by atrānt°, Divy 94.1 an° ca śrāvastīm

    an° ca rājagṛham atrāntarāt; 151.5, 7 an° bhadanta (in

    7 an° ca) śrāvastīm an° ca jetavanam atrāntarāt; 275.26

    an° ca rājagṛham an° ca campām atrāntare; Av i.256.6

    an° ca rājagṛham an° ca veṇuvanam atrāntare; nom. (?)

    Divy 514.11 an° ca vārāṇasī (but read °sīm?) an° codyānam

    atrāntarā.

    Indian Epigraphical Glossary

    p. 23.
    antarā (CII 1), ‘in the interval’.