ni-√ 1. pā P. -pibati, to drink or suck in, kiss, [Kāv.]; to absorb, dry up, [BhP.] : Caus. -pāyayati, cause to imbibe or suck in [ib.]
ni-√ 2. pā P. -pāti, to guard or protect from (abl.); to observe, watch over, [RV.]; [AV.] : Caus. -pālayati, to protect, guard, govern, [MW.]