Anta2 (adj.) [Vedic antya] 1. having an end, belonging to the end; only in neg. ananta endless, infinite, boundless (opp. antavant); which may be taken as equal to anta1 (corresp. with Sk. anta (adj.) or antya; also in doublet anañca, see ākāsɔânañca and viññāṇɔânañca); D i.23, 34 = D iii.224, 262 sq.; Sn 468 (˚pañña); Dh 179, 180 (˚gocara having an unlimited range of mental vision, cp. DhA iii.197); J i.178. -- 2. extreme, last, worst J ii.440 (C. hīna, lāmaka); see also anta1 4. -- acc. as adv. in ekantaŋ extremely, very much, "utterly" Dh 228 etc. See eka.