Anto (indecl.) [Sk. antaḥ; Av antarə Lat. inter, Oir. etar between, Ohg. untar; Idg. *entar, compar. of *en (in) = inner, inside] prep. inside, either c. acc. denoting direction = into, or c. loc. denoting place where = in. As prefix (˚ -- ) in, within, inside, inner (see cpds.) (1.) prep. c. acc. anto nivesanaŋ gata gone into the house J i.158; anto jālaŋ pavisati go into the net DhA iii.175; anto gāmaŋ pavisati to go into the village DhA ii.273; anto nagaraŋ pavisati DhA ii.89; PvA 47. -- (2) c. loc. anto gabbhe J ii.182; gāme DhA ii.52; gehe DhA ii.84; nadiyaŋ J vi.278; nivesane J ii.323; vasse in the rainy season J iv.242; vimānasmiŋ Pv i.101; sattāhe inside of a week PvA 55.-- koṭisanthāra "house of the Golden Pavement" J iv.113. -- gadha (˚gata? Kern Toev.) in phrase ˚hetu, by inner reason or by reason of its intensity PvA 10; VvA 12. -- jana "the inside people", i. e. people belonging to the house, the family (= Lat. familia) D iii.61 (opp. to servants); A i.152; J vi.301; DA i.300. -- jāla the inside of the net, the net DhA iv.41. -- jālikata "in -- netted", gone into the net D i.45; DA i.127. -- nijjhāna inner conflagration PvA 18. -- nimugga altogether immersed D i.75; A iii.26. -- parisoka inner grief Ps i.38. -- pura = antepura J i.262. -- mano "turning ones mind inside", thoughtful, melancholy Vin iii.19. -- bhavika being inside Miln 95. -- rukkhatā being among trees J i.7. -- vasati to inhabit, live within S iv.136. -- vaḷañjanaka (parijana) indoorpeople J v.118. -- vassa the rainy season (lit. the interval of the r. s.) VvA 66. -- vihāra the inside of the V. DhA i.50 (˚âbhimukhī turning towards etc.), -- samorodha barricading within Dhs 1157 (so read for anta˚, cp. Dhs. trsl. 311). -- soka inner grief Ps i.38.