Pāli Dictionary
general
closest; nearest; immediate; proximate
doctrine
the state or moment of immediate succession (esp. in abl. samanantarā ‘immediately after’; Abhidhamma samanantara-paccaya ‘proximity condition’)
Part of speech
indeclinable
general
immediately before; immediately preceding
immediately following; right after; just after
DN 16
paṭhamajjhānā vuṭṭhahitvā dutiyaṃ jhānaṃ samāpajji, dutiyajjhānā vuṭṭhahitvā tatiyaṃ jhānaṃ samāpajji, tatiyajjhānā vuṭṭhahitvā catutthaṃ jhānaṃ samāpajji, catutthajjhānā vuṭṭhahitvā samanantarā bhagavā parinibbāyi.
right next (to); neighbouring (on)
MN 130
tassa kho pana, bhikkhave, mahānirayassa samanantarā sahitam'eva mahanto gūthanirayo. so tattha patati.
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