2 P. (aṃtar + i) 1 To go be- tween, to stand in one's way, inter- vene to separate; rātrerenaṃ tadaṃtariyāt Ait. Br.

2 To exclude from, to pass over, omit.

3 To disappear, see aṃtarita below. ( ayati) To come or step between, interpose; darduraka u- pasṛtya aṃtarayati Mk. 2 (it may also mean, ‘separates the two’).

[aṃtaḥ svargapṛthivyormadhye īkṣyate, īkṣ karmaṇi ghañ, aṃtaḥ ṛkṣāṇi asya vā pṛṣoºpakṣe hasvaḥ ṛkārasya ritvaṃ vā Tv.; accord- ing to Nir. aṃtarā dyāvāpṛthivyoḥ kṣāṃtaṃ ava- sthitaṃ bhavati, or aṃtarā ime dyāvāpṛthivyau kṣayati nivasati; or śarīreṣvaṃtaḥ akṣayaṃ na pṛthivyādivat kṣīyate] 1 The intermediate region be- tween heaven and earth; the air, at- mosphere, sky (aṃtarā dyāvāpṛthivyormadhye īkṣya- māṇaṃ vyoma...

a. [bhavārthe yat] Aerial, atmospheric.