ante°
Ante°,(pref.) [Sk. antaḥ,with change of --aḥ to --e,instead of the usual --o,prob. through interpreting it as Loc. of anta] near,inside,within; only in foll. cpds.:°pura (nt.) “inner town”,the king’s palace,esp. its inner apartments,i. e. harem [Sk. antaḥpura,cp. also P. antopura] Vin.I,75,269; A.V,81; J.II,125; IV,472; Miln.1; PvA.23,81,280; °purikā harem woman DhsA.403; °vāsika one who lives in,i. e. lodges or lives with his master or teacher,a pupil Vin.I,60; III,25; S.I,180; IV,136; J.I,166; II,278; III,83,463; PvA.12; VvA.138; °vāsin = °vāsika Vin.III,66; D.I,1,45,74,78,88,108,157; M.III,116; DA.I,36. (Page 48)