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)
vocative	तन्त्र (tántra)	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)

• 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