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तन्त्र

करघा, जुलाहे की तानी, धागा, संतति, प्रजातन्तु, वस्त्र, वितान, याग, कर्मों का तन्तु, वैदिक कर्मकांड, पर विचार करने वाला मीमांसाशास्त्र जो याग प्रक्रिया का वितान करता है, तन्त्र-शास्त्र, शासन-शास्त्र, पारिवारिक कामकाज, नियम, सिद्धांत, पुस्तक का खण्ड, राज्य, जादू, राज-परिच्छेद, अधीनता

a loom, warp of threads extended lengthwise in a loom, thread, the thread or continuity of progeny, posterity, cloth, canopy regular order or execution of ceremonials the process of sacrifice, religious and mythical treatises expounding the secret import of religious act regarding deities, government, administration of the realm, family affairs, rules, doctrine, chapter of a look, realm, magic or spell, retinue, dependence

Monier–Williams

तन्त्र — {tántra} n. (Pāṇ. 7-2, 9 Kāś.) a loom, v, 2, 70##the warp RV. x, 71, 9 AV. x, 7, 42 TBr. ii TāṇḍyaBr. x, 5 ŚBr. xiv Kauś. MBh. i, 806 and 809##the leading or principal or essential part, main point, characteristic feature, model, type, system, framework ŚBr. xii TāṇḍyaBr. xxiii, 19, 1 Lāṭy. KātyŚr. &c. (e.g. {kulasya t}, 'the principal action in keeping up a family, i.e. propagation' MBh. xiii, 48, 6##ifc. 'depending on', cf. {ātma-}, {sva-}, {para-}, &c.)##doctrine, rule, theory, scientific work, chapter of such a work (esp. the 1st section of a treatise on astron. VarBṛS. i, 9##Parāśara's work on astron., ii, 3 ; vii, 8) MBh. &c. (cf. {ṣaṣṭi-} &c.)##a class of works teaching magical and mystical formularies (mostly in the form of dialogues between Śiva and Durgā 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, esp. of 6 superhuman faculties, 5. the 4 modes of union with the supreme spirit by meditation##pp. 63, 85, 184, 189, 205ff.) VarBṛS. xvi, 19 Pañcat. Daś. Kathās. xxiii, 63 Sarvad##a spell HYog. i, 5 Vcar##oath or ordeal L##N. of a Sāman (also called 'that of Virūpa') ĀrshBr##an army (cf. {trin}) BhP. x, 54, 15##ifc. a row, number, series, troop Bālar. ii f. vi##= {rājya-t}, government Daś. xiii Śiś. ii, 88##({para t}, 'the highest authority') Subh##a means which leads to two or more results, contrivance Hariv. ii, 1, 31##a drug (esp. one of specific faculties), chief remedy, cf. {trâvāpa}##= {paricchada} L##= {anta} L##wealth L##a house L##happiness W##({eṇa}), instr. ind. so as to be typical or hold good KātyŚr. xvi, xx##({ā}), f. for {ndrā} Suśr##({īs}, 5-4, 159 Kāś##{ī} L.) f. = {ntī} Gobh. iii, 6, 7 and BhP. iii, 15, 8 (vḷ. for {ntī}##also {vatsatantrī})##the wire or string of a lute ŚāṅkhŚr. xvii Lāṭy. iv, 1, 2 Kauś. &c. ({tri} R. vi, 28, 26)##(fig.) the strings of the heart Hariv. 3210 (vḷ.)##any tubular vessel of the body, sinew, vein Pāṇ. 5-4, 159##the plant {trikā} L##a girl with peculiar qualities L##N. of a river L##cf. {ku-tantrī}

तन्त्र — {tántra}