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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. तन्त्रम्tantram1 A loom; तदाऽपश्यत् स्त्रियौ तन्त्रे अधिरोप्य सुवेमे पटं वयन्त्यौ Mb.1.3.144.
    1. 1 A loom; तदाऽपश्यत् स्त्रियौ तन्त्रे अधिरोप्य सुवेमे पटं वयन्त्यौ Mb.1.3.144.
    2. A thread.
    3. The warp or threads extended lengthwise in a loom; सिरीस्तन्त्रं तन्वते अप्रजज्ञयः Rv.1.71.9.
    4. Posterity.
    5. An uninterrupted series.
    6. The regular order of ceremonies and rites, system, framework, ritual; कर्मणां युगपद्भावस्तन्त्र Kāty.; अशक्यं हि उत्तरं तन्त्रं कर्तुम् । ŚB. on MS.1.2.57.
    7. Main point; प्रकर्षतन्त्रा हि रणे जयश्रीः Ki.3.17.
    8. Principal doctrine, rule, theory, science; विधिनोपचरेद्देवं तन्त्रोक्तेन च केशवम् Bhāg. 11.3.47; जितमनसिजतन्त्रविचारम् Gīt.2.
    9. Subservience, dependence; as in स्वतन्त्र, परतन्त्र; दैवतन्त्रं दुःखम् Dk.5.
    10. A scientific work.
    11. a chapter, section, as of a work; तन्त्रैः पञ्चभिरेतच्चकार सुमनोहरं शास्त्रम् Pt.1.
    12. A religious treatise teaching magical and mystical formularies for the worship of the deities or the attainment of superhuman power; Ks.23.63; Bṛi. S.16.19.
    13. The cause of more than one effect.
    14. A spell.
    15. A chief remedy of charm; जानन्ति तन्त्रयुक्तिम् Ms.2.1.
    16. A drug, medicament.
    17. An oath, ordeal.
    18. Raiment.
    19. The right way of doing anything.
    20. Royal retinue, train, court.
    21. A realm, country, authority.
    22. (a) Government, ruling, administration; लोकतन्त्रविधानम् Mb.3.162.1;13.63.5; लोकतन्त्राधिकारः Ś.5. (b) Arrangement or machinery of government; सर्वमेव तन्त्रमाकुली- भूतम् Mu.1;2.1.
    23. An army; पराजिताः फल्गुतन्त्रैः Bhāg.1.54.15.
    24. A heap, multitude.
    25. A house.
    26. Decoration.
    27. Wealth.
    28. Happiness.
    29. Model.
    30. Supporting a family; Mv.2.17.
    31. Providing for the security and prosperity of a kingdom; Mb.1.13. 26.
    32. A group of acts or subsidiaries common to several प्रधानकर्मs or things; यत् सकृत्कृतं बहूनामुपकरोति तत् तन्त्रमित्युच्यते । तथा बहूनां ब्राह्मणानां मध्ये कृतः प्रदीपः ŚB. on MS.11.1.1; तन्त्रं साधारणो धर्मग्रामः । ŚB. on MS.12.1.1. (Opp. आवापः)
    33. The order of the world; यतः प्रवर्तते तन्त्रं यत्र च प्रतितिष्ठति Mb.14.2.14.
    34. A detail (matter or thing) which is subservient to (id est, that is serves the purpose of) several things simultaneously; साधारणं भवेत् तन्त्रम् ŚB. on MS.12.1.1.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -काण्ठम् Equivalent to तन्तु- काष्ठ quod vide, which see

    • -ज्ञः an expert, scientist; Bhāg.1.36.28.

    • -भावः Simultaneity; यथा एकैकस्य सत्त्वस्य हस्तिनोऽश्वस्य वा दर्शनमेकैकेन कृत्स्नमभिनिर्वर्त्यते एवमेव सत्रे तन्त्रभावो भवेत् । ŚB. on. MS.6.2.2.

    • -युक्तिः

      1. The plan of a treatise; Kau. Atmanepada 15. वापः, पम् weaving.
      2. a loom.

    • -वायः

      1. a spider.
      2. a weaver; (तन्त्रवापः also).
    Source: ApteApte entry
  2. कातन्त्रम्kātantramN. of a grammar (said to have been written by Śarvavarman through the favour of Kārttikeya).

    Name of a grammar (said to have been written by Śarvavarman through the favour of Kārttikeya).

    Source: ApteApte entry

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. प्रतितन्त्रम्pratitantramind. according to each Tantra तन्त्र or opinion W.

    indeclinable according to each Tantra तन्त्र or opinion W.

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