aMtika a. [ aMtaH sAmIpyaM asyAstIti matvarTIyaH Wan ; according to Nir. from A-nI; aMtikaM kasmAt AnItaM Bavati sannikfzwatvAt ] 1 Near, proximate (with gen. or abl. P. II. 3. 34 ). 2 Reaching to the end of, reaching to; nAsAMtika Ms. 2. 46. 3 Lasting till, until; as far as, up to; Ms. 3. 1 ; Y. 1. 36. — kaM Nearness, proximity, vicinity, presence; na tyajaMti mamAMtikaM H. 1. 46 ; oft. in comp. ; °nyasta R. 2. 24 ; karRa°caraH Ś. 1. 24 ; siMhAsanAMtikacareRa sahopasarpan M. 1. 12 a servant in attendance upon the throne. — adv. (with abl. or gen. or as last member of comp. ) Near (to), in the vicinity; aMtikaM grAmAt-grAmasya vA Sk. ; into the presence or proximity of; dUrasTasyEtya cAMtikaM Ms. 2. 197 ; pravizwe pituraMtikaM Rām. ; so janAMtikaM, mfgAMtikaM ; aMtikena near (with gen. ); aMtikena grAmasya P. II. 3. 35 ; aMtikAt near, closely, within the presence of; from the proximity of, from near, from ( abl. or gen. or acc. ); °kAdAgataH P. VI. 2. 49 ; rajaHkaREH spfSadBirgAtramaMtikAt Rām. ; ( pb ) krIRIyAdyastvapatyArTaM mAtApitroryamaMtikAt Ms. 9. 174 from; so nEva pravfttiM SfRumastayoH kasyacidaMtikAt Rām. ; aMtike near, closely, in the presence of or proximity of; Bg. 13. 15 ; damayaMtyAstadAMtike nipetuH Nala. 1. 22 ; °ke striyAH Ms. 2. 22. Comp. — ASrayaH resorting to what is near, contiguous support (that given by a tree to a creeper).