तन्त्र

See also: तन्त्री

Sanskrit

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• তন্ত্ৰ (Assamese script)
• ᬢᬦ᭄ᬢ᭄ᬭ (Balinese script)
• তন্ত্র (Bengali script)
• 𑰝𑰡𑰿𑰝𑰿𑰨 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀢𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁆𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• တန္တြ (Burmese script)
• તન્ત્ર (Gujarati script)
• ਤਨ੍ਤ੍ਰ (Gurmukhi script)
• 𑌤𑌨𑍍𑌤𑍍𑌰 (Grantha script)
• ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿ (Javanese script)
• 𑂞𑂢𑂹𑂞𑂹𑂩 (Kaithi script)
• ತನ್ತ್ರ (Kannada script)
• តន្ត្រ (Khmer script)
• ຕນ຺ຕ຺ຣ (Lao script)
• തന്ത്ര (Malayalam script)
• ᢠᠠᠨᢠᡵᠠ (Manchu script)
• 𑘝𑘡𑘿𑘝𑘿𑘨 (Modi script)
• ᢐᠠᠨᢐᠷᠠ᠋ (Mongolian script)
• 𑦽𑧁𑧠𑦽𑧠𑧈 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐟𑐣𑑂𑐟𑑂𑐬 (Newa script)
• ତନ୍ତ୍ର (Odia script)
• ꢡꢥ꣄ꢡ꣄ꢬ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆠𑆤𑇀𑆠𑇀𑆫 (Sharada script)
• 𑖝𑖡𑖿𑖝𑖿𑖨 (Siddham script)
• තන‍්ත්‍ර (Sinhalese script)
• 𑩫𑩯 𑪙𑩫 𑪙𑩼 (Soyombo script)
• 𑚙𑚝𑚶𑚙𑚶𑚤 (Takri script)
• தந்த்ர (Tamil script)
• తన్త్ర (Telugu script)
• ตนฺตฺร (Thai script)
• ཏ་ནྟྲ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒞𑒢𑓂𑒞𑓂𑒩 (Tirhuta script)
• 𑨙𑨝𑩇𑨙𑩇𑨫 (Zanabazar Square script)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *tántram, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *tántram, from Proto-Indo-European *téntlom, from *ten- (“to stretch, extend”). Cognate with Persian تار (târ), Lithuanian tinklas, Latvian tīkls.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /tɐ́n.tɾɐ/
• (Classical Sanskrit) IPA^(key): /t̪ɐn̪.t̪ɾɐ/

Noun

तन्त्र • (tántra) stem, n

1. a loom
2. the warp
3. the leading or principal or essential part, main point, characteristic feature, model, type, system, framework
4. doctrine, rule, theory, scientific work, chapter of such a work
5. a class of works teaching magical and mystical formularies (mostly in the form of dialogues between Shiva and Durga) and said to treat of 5 subjects, 1. the creation, 2. the destruction of the world, 3. the worship of the gods, 4. the attainment of all objects, especially of 6 superhuman faculties, 5. the 4 modes of union with the supreme spirit by meditation
6. a spell
7. oath or ordeal
8. name of a सामन् (also called ‘ that of विरूप ’)
9. an army
10. a row, number, series, troop
11. a means which leads to two or more results, contrivance
12. a drug (especially one of specific faculties)
13. wealth
14. a house
15. happiness

Declension

Neuter a-stem declension of तन्त्र

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	तन्त्रम् (tántram)	तन्त्रे (tántre)	तन्त्राणि (tántrāṇi) तन्त्रा¹ (tántrā¹)
accusative	तन्त्रम् (tántram)	तन्त्रे (tántre)	तन्त्राणि (tántrāṇi) तन्त्रा¹ (tántrā¹)
instrumental	तन्त्रेण (tántreṇa)	तन्त्राभ्याम् (tántrābhyām)	तन्त्रैः (tántraiḥ) तन्त्रेभिः¹ (tántrebhiḥ¹)
dative	तन्त्राय (tántrāya)	तन्त्राभ्याम् (tántrābhyām)	तन्त्रेभ्यः (tántrebhyaḥ)
ablative	तन्त्रात् (tántrāt)	तन्त्राभ्याम् (tántrābhyām)	तन्त्रेभ्यः (tántrebhyaḥ)
genitive	तन्त्रस्य (tántrasya)	तन्त्रयोः (tántrayoḥ)	तन्त्राणाम् (tántrāṇām)
locative	तन्त्रे (tántre)	तन्त्रयोः (tántrayoḥ)	तन्त्रेषु (tántreṣu)
vocative	तन्त्र (tántra)	तन्त्रे (tántre)	तन्त्राणि (tántrāṇi) तन्त्रा¹ (tántrā¹)

• ¹Vedic

Derived terms

• स्वतन्त्र (svatantra)

Borrowed terms

• → English: tantra
• → Malay: tentera
  • Indonesian: tentara
• → Old Javanese: tantri
  • Javanese: ꦠꦤ꧀ꦠꦿꦶ (tantri)
    • → Indonesian: tantri
• → Old Javanese: tantra
• → Punjabi: ਤੰਤਰ (tantar) (learned)
• → Telugu: తంత్రము (tantramu)

Descendants

• Assamese: তাঁত (tãt)
• Bengali: তাঁক (tãk), তাঁত (tãt)
• Punjabi: ਤਾਂਤ (tānt)

References

• Monier William's Sanskrit-English Dictionary, 2 nd Ed. 1899