atantraa-tantra, as, ī, am, having no ropes or no (musical) strings; unrestrained; (am), n. not the object of a rule or of the rule under consideration.
atantraa. [na. ba.] 1 Having no ropes or musical strings (as a musical instrument); nātantrī vādyate vīṇā Rām. -2 Unrestrained; not necessarily binding; not being the object of the rule under consideration; hrasvagrahaṇamatantram, klībatvaṃ ˚ntram Sk. Something which is not intended; on which there is no emphasis or stress (vārttika 2.2.34.1). -3 Without formulas or empirical actions. -4 Not (having the binding force of) a scientific statement; tatrāvijñātagrahaṇamatantramiti kalpyeta | ŚB. on MS.6.1.7. -tvam meaninglessness, superfluity, superfluous nature. kiṃ tu itarasmin pakṣe bādhyatetarāṃ śrutiḥ | aindraśabdasyātantratvāt | ŚB. on MS.6.4.29.
atantra (3. a + tantra) n. etwas Unwesentliches, was nicht besonders berücksichtigt zu werden braucht: iti jyeṣṭhatā cātantram DĀYABH. 37, 15. klīvatvamatantram SIDDH. K.64,a, 6. 50,a, 15.