pātra पात्र pā́tra n. (ifc. f(A). ) a drinking-vessel, goblet, bowl, cup, dish, pot, plate, utensil &c., any vessel or receptacle, [RV.] &c. &c. a meal (as placed on a dish), [TS.]; [AitBr.] the channel of a river, [R.]; [Kād.] (met.) a capable or competent person, an adept in, master of (gen.), any one worthy of or fit for or abounding in (gen. loc., inf. or comp.), [MBh.]; [Kāv.] &c. an actor or an actor's part or character in a play, [Kālid.]; [Sāh.] a leaf, [L.] (cf. pattra) propriety, fitness, [W.] an order, command, [ib.] pā́tra m. or n. a measure of capacity (= 1 Āḍhaka), [AV.]; [ŚBr.]; [ŚrS.] pā́tra m. a king's counsellor or minister, [Rājat.]; [Pañcar.] pā́tra n. (?), [RV. i, 121, 1.] 2. . See √ and 3. pā. pātraka पात्रक n. a vessel, bowl, dish (see ku- and carvita-) pātratā पात्रता pātra—tā f. the being a vessel or receptacle for (gen. or comp.), [Kāv.]; [Rājat.] (with śītoṣṇayoḥ, endurance of heat and cold, [Subh.]) = next, [Yājñ.]; [Hit.] pātraṭa पात्रट mfn. spare, thin, [L.] m. a ragged garment (karpaṭa) or a cup, pot (karpara), [L.] pātraya पात्रय Nom. P. °yati, to use as a drinking vessel, [Bhartṛ.] pātrabhṛt पात्रभृत् pātra—bhṛt m. ‘taking care of utensils’, a servant, [W.] pātrastha पात्रस्थ pātra—stha mfn. being in a receptacle or dish, [MW.] pātratva पात्रत्व pātra—tva n. capacity, worthiness, dignity,honour, [Hit.] pātrabhūta पात्रभूत pātra—bhūta mfn. ‘become a recipient’, worthy of receiving from (gen.), [MBh.] one who receives respectful treatment from (gen.), [Hariv.] pātrabheda पात्रभेद pātra—bheda m. breaking a drinking-vessel or cup, [MW.] pātraśeṣa पात्रशेष pātra—śeṣa m. scraps of food, [Divyāv.] pātracaya पात्रचय pātra—caya m. ([HirP.])the act of putting the sacrificial utensils on the pyre by the side of the deceased pātrapāṇi पात्रपाणि pātra—pāṇi m. ‘cup-handed’, N. of a demon inimical to children, [PārGṛ.] pātrapāka पात्रपाक pātra—pāka w.r. for pattra-p°. pātrapāla पात्रपाल pātra—pāla m. ‘vessel-guiding’, a large paddle used as a rudder, [L.] pātratara पात्रतर pātra—tara mfn. worthier than (abl.), [Hariv.] pātraṭīra पात्रटीर pātra—ṭīra m. (?) (only [L.]) an ex-minister ([W.] ‘an able or competent minister’) a metal vessel mucus running from the nose rust of iron fire a heron a crow. pātraśuddhi पात्रशुद्धि pātra—śuddhi f. ‘cleaning of vessels’, N. of wk. pātrahasta पात्रहस्त pā́tra—hasta (pā́°), mf(A)n. holding any vessel in the hand, [AV.]; [Śak.] pātrasātkṛ पात्रसात्कृ pātrasāt-√ kṛ to make a worthy person possessed of anything, [Ragh.] pātravarga पात्रवर्ग pātra—varga m. a company of actors, [MW.] pātradhāraṇa पात्रधारण pātra—dhāraṇa n. keeping a superfluous alms-bowl longer than is permitted, [Buddh.] pātracayana पात्रचयन pātra—cayana n. ([BaudhP.]) the act of putting the sacrificial utensils on the pyre by the side of the deceased pātrakaṭaka पात्रकटक pātra—kaṭaka m. or n. the ring on which an alms-bowl is suspended, [L.] pātramelana पात्रमेलन pātra—melana n. the bringing together of the characters of a play, [ib.] pātraprokṣa पात्रप्रोक्ष pātra—prokṣa m. the sprinkling of the vessels, [ĀpGṛ.] pātrayojana पात्रयोजन pātra—yojana n. arrangement of vessels, [KātyŚr.] pātranirṇega पात्रनिर्णेग pātra—nirṇegá m. a washer or cleaner of vessel, [TBr.] pātraparīṣṭi पात्रपरीष्टि pātra—parīṣṭi f. untimely effort to obtain a new alms-bowl, [Buddh.] pātrasaṃcāra पात्रसंचार pātra—saṃcāra m. the handing round of vessels or dishes at a meal, [MBh.] pātravandana पात्रवन्दन pātra—vandana n. ‘adoration of vessels’, N. of wk. pātrasaṃskāra पात्रसंस्कार pātra—saṃskāra m. the cleaning of a vessel or dish, [L.] the current of a river, [L.]