paḥ

1. pā cl. 1. P. ( Dhātup. xxii, 27 ) pibati ( Ved. and ep. also Ā. te; rarely pipati, te, Kāṭh. ; Br. ) cl. 2. pāti, pāthas, pānti, RV. ; AV. ; p. Ā. papāna, RV. , pipāna, AV. ( pf. P. papau, 2. sg. papātha, RV. ; papitha, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 64 , Sch. ; papīyāt, RV. ; p. papivas, AV. ; Ā. pape, papire, RV. ; p. papāna, ib. ; aor. or impf. apāt, RV. [ cf. Pāṇ. ii, 4, 77 ]; 3. pl. apuḥ [?] RV. i, 164, 7 ; pāsta, AV. xii, 3, 43 ; Prec. 3. sg. peyās, RV. ; fut. pāsyati, te, Br. &c.; pātā Gr. ; ind.p. pītvā, RV. &c. &c., tvī, RV. ; pāya, AV. &c. &c.; pīya, MBh. ; pāyam, Kāvyād. ; inf. pibadhyai, RV. ; pātum, MBh. &c.; pātave, AV. ; Br. ; pātavai, RV. ), to drink, quaff, suck, sip, swallow (with acc. , rarely gen. ), RV. &c. &c.; ( met. ) to imbibe, draw in, appropriate, enjoy, feast upon (with the eyes, ears &c.), Mn. ; MBh. ; Kāv. &c.; to drink up, exhaust, absorb, BhP. ; Pañc. ; to drink intoxicating liquors, Buddh. : Pass. pīyate, AV. &c. &c.: Caus. pāyayati, te ( pf. pāyayāmāsā, MBh. ; aor. apīpyat, Pāṇ. vii, 4, 4 ; ind.p. pāyayitvā, MBh. ; inf. pāyayitavai, ŚBr. ), to cause to drink, give to drink, water (horses or cattle), RV. &c. &c.: Desid. pipāsati ( RV. also pipīṣati), to wish to drink, thirst, ib. : Desid. of Caus. pipāyayiṣati, to wish or intend to give to drink, Kāṭh. : Intens. pepīyate ( p. yamāna also with pass meaning), to drink greedily or repeatedly, Up. ; Hariv.

3. pā cl. 2. P. ( Dhāt. xxiv, 48 ) pāti ( Impv. pāhi; pr. p. P. pāt Ā. pāna, RV. ; pf. papau Gr. ; aor. apāsīt, Rājat. Subj. pāsati, RV. ; fut. pāsyati, pātā Gr. ; Prec. pāyāt, Pāṇ. vi, 4, 68 , Sch. ; inf. pātum, MBh. ), to watch, keep, preserve; to protect from, defend against ( abl. ), RV. &c. &c.; to protect (a country) i.e. rule, govern, Rājat. ; to observe, notice, attend to, follow, RV. ; AitBr. : Caus. pālayati See √ pāl: Desid. pipāsati Gr. : Intens. pāpāyate, pāpeti, pāpāti, ib.

5. pā cl. 3. Ā. pipīte, to rise against, be hostile (see 2. anU t- √ 5. pā, p. 41; 2. utpā, p. 181; pratyut √ 5. pā, p. 677).