adjective “being in between”, i.e.

1. intermediate, next, following: see an˚.
2. distant lying in between Pv-a.173 (aneka-yojan˚ ṭhāna). See also f. antarikā.
3. inside: see antarikā. -anantarika with no interval, succeeding, immediately following, next Vin.ii.165, Vin.ii.212 (ān˚); Vin.iv.234.

fr. antara