pAtraM [ pAti rakzatyADeyaM, pibatyanena vA pAzwran Tv. ] 1 A drinking-vessel, cup, jar. 2 A vessel or pot in general; pAtre niDAyArDyaM R. 5. 2 , 12 ; any sacrificial vessel or utensil. 3 A receptacle of any kind, recipient; Pt. 2. 97. 4 A reservoir. 5 A fit or worthy person, a person fit or worthy to ( pb ) receive gifts; vittasya pAtraM vyayaH Bh. 2. 82 ; Bg. 17. 22 ; Y. 1. 201 ; R. 11. 86. 6 An actor, a dramatis persona ; tatpratipAtramADIyatAM yatnaH Ś. 1 ; ucyatAM pAtravargaH V. 1. dramatis personae . 7 A king's minister. 8 The channel or bed of a river. 9 Fitness, propriety. 10 An order. command. 11 A leaf. — traH 1 A kind of measure ( aQaka ). 2 A preservative from sin. — trI 1 A vessel, plate, dish 2 A small furnace. 3 N. of Durgā. COMP. — pAlaH 1 a large paddle used as a rudder. 2 the rod of a balance ( tflAGawa ). — Bft m. a servant. — saMskAraH 1 the cleaning or purification of a vessel. 2 the current of a river.