apātraṃ1 A worthless vessel or utensil. 2 (fig.) An unworthy or undeserving person, unfit receptacle or recipient 3 One unfit or disqualified to receive gifts; adeśakāleyaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate Bg. 17. 22; Ks. 24. 26. Comp.—kṛtyā, apātrīkaraṇaṃ doing degrading or unworthy acts; disqualification, any action which makes a man unworthy; four disqualifications for a Brāhmaṇa are mentioned in Ms. 11. 70: -niṃditebhyodhanādānaṃ vāṇijyaṃ śūdrasevanaṃ . apātrīkaraṇaṃjñeyamasatyasya ca bhāṣaṇam ..; see also 11. 126. —dāyina. giving to unworthy persons. —bhṛta. supporting the unworthy or worthless; prāyeṇāpātrabhṛdbhavati rājā Pt. 1.