antarikā

“what lies in between or near”, i.e.

  1. the inside of Vin.iv.272 (bhājan˚).
  2. the neighbourhood, region of (-˚), sphere, compass Vin.iii.39 (ur˚, angul˚); Ja.i.265 (yakkhassa sīm˚ inside the yṡ sphere of influence).
  3. interval, interstice Vin.ii.116 (sutt˚ in lace); AN.i.124 (vijj˚ the interval of lightning).

abstr. fr. antarika