antarālam, antarālakam [antaraṃ vyavadhānasīmāṃ ārāti gṛhṇāti, ārā-ka, rasya latvam] 1 Intermediate space or region or time, interval; daṃṣṭrāntarālalagna K.30; āsyāntarālaniḥsṛtena Dk.143; diḍnāmānyantarāle P.II.2.26; dakṣiṇasyāḥ pūrvasyāśca diśorantarālaṃ dakṣiṇapūrvā Sk.; Śi.9.2; payodharāntarālam K.83; rāgalajjāntarālavartibhirīkṣaṇaviśeṣaiḥ Dk.17,143 half way betwixt love and bashfulness; pratimānaṃ praticchāyā gajadantāntarālayoḥ Trik.; oft. used for 'room' or 'space' in general; trastajanadattāntarālayā rājavīthyā Dk.150; bhuvanāntarālaviprakīrṇena śākhāsañcayena K.2,162; antarāle in mid- way; in the midle; or middst; in the interval; bāṣpāmbhaḥ- paripatanodgamāntarāle in the interval between the dropping down and starting up of tears; U.1.31; Māl.9.14; ahamāgacchannantarāle mahatā siṃhena abhihitaḥ Pt.1; kaṃcitpuruṣamantarāla evāvalambya Dk.15; na mayānyena vāntarāle dṛṣṭā Dk.123. -2 Interior, inside, inner or middle part; chidrīkṛtāntarālam Dk.148; viṣamīkṛtāntarālayā K.223. -3 Mixed tribe or caste (saṃkīrṇavarṇa); varṇānāṃ sāntarālānāṃ sa sadācāra iṣyate. -Comp. -diśf. the intermediate point of the compass, such as, north-east &c.