apAtraM 1 A worthless vessel or utensil. 2 ( fig. ) An unworthy or undeserving person, unfit receptacle or recipient 3 One unfit or disqualified to receive gifts; adeSakAle yaddAnamapAtreByaSca dIyate Bg. 17. 22 ; Ks. 24. 26. Comp. — kftyA, apAtrIkaraRaM doing degrading or unworthy acts; disqualification, any action which makes a man unworthy; four disqualifications for a Brāhmaṇa are mentioned in Ms. 11. 70 : -niMditeByo DanAdAnaM vARijyaM SUdrasevanaM . apAtrIkaraRaM jYeyamasatyasya ca BAzaRam .. ; see also 11. 126. — dAyin a. giving to unworthy persons. — Bft a. supporting the unworthy or worthless; prAyeRApAtraBfdBavati rAjA Pt. 1.