ataMtra a. [ na . ba .] 1 Having no ropes or musical strings (as a musical instrument); nAtaMtrI vAdyate vIRA Rām. 2 Unrestrained; not necessarily binding; not being the object of the rule under consideration; TasvagrahaRamataMtraM, klIbatvaM °traM Sk. 3 Without formulas or empirical actions.