anvāntrya

 The word anvāntrya is written in Devanagari as अन्वान्त्र्य, and in Vedic Sanskrit it means “being in the intestines; visceral (as worms)”.

✅ Devanagari form

• अन्वान्त्र्य — attested directly in transliteration resources

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✅ Meaning

• Defined as “being in the intestines, visceral (as worms)” in Vedic usage

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• It is an adjective with masculine, feminine, and neuter forms (अन्वान्त्र्यः / अन्वान्त्र्या / अन्वान्त्र्यम्)

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✅ Grammatical and etymological notes

• Classified as a tatpuruṣa compound

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• Two possible derivations are given:
  • From anu + āntrya, or
  • An irregular derivative of anvantra (from anu + antra, “intestine”), with the taddhita suffix -ञ्य (ñya) and vṛddhi in the second element

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✅ Transliteration

• IAST: anvāntrya
• Devanagari: अन्वान्त्र्य
• These correspondences are confirmed in transliteration guides

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✅ Context in Sanskrit literature

• Listed as a Vedic term, meaning it appears in early Sanskrit texts rather than in later classical usage

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