तन्त्र

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.

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

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

• स्वतन्त्र (svatantra)

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

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

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