apātram1 A worthless vessel or utensil. -2 (fig). An unworthy or undeserving person, unfit receptacle or recipient. -3 One unfit or disqualified to receive gifts; adeśakāle yaddānamapātrebhyaśca dīyate Bg.17.22; Ks.24. 26. -Comp. -kṛtyā, apātrīkaraṇam doing degrading or unworthy acts; disqualification, any action which makes a man unworthy; four disqualifications for a Brāhmaṇa are mentioned in Ms.11.70. -ninditebhyo dhanā- dānaṃ vāṇijyaṃ śūdrasevanam | apātrīkaraṇaṃ jñeyamasatyasya ca bhāṣaṇam ||; see also saṃkarāpātrakṛtyāsu māsaṃ śodhanamaindavam 11.125. -dāyina. giving to unworthy persons. -bhṛta. supporting the unworthy or worthless; prāyeṇāpātrabhṛdbhavati rājā Pt.1.