antas toya

 In Sanskrit, “antas toya” (more properly written as the compound antastoya) means “containing water inside.”

✅ What the term means

The supplied dictionary entry defines antastoya (अन्तस्तोय) as an adjective meaning “containing water” or “holding water within”

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It is a bahuvrīhi compound, formed from:

• antar / antas — “inside, within”

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• toya — “water” (a common Sanskrit word for water)
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So the compound literally means “one whose inside has water.”

✅ Grammatical notes

• It is listed as m./f./n. (usable for masculine, feminine, or neuter nouns depending on context)

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• It appears in classical Sanskrit literature, including Kālidāsa’s Meghadūta

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✅ How it is used

The term is descriptive and can refer to anything that contains water internally, such as:

• a cloud,
• a water‑filled vessel,
• or any object metaphorically described as “water‑bearing.”

✅ Why “antas toya” = “antastoya”

Sanskrit compounds are normally written together. The form “antas toya” is simply the separated components of the compound antastoya, which is the attested dictionary form in the results

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If you want, I can also break down the sandhi rules that combine antas + toya into antastoya.