√pA2 'protect'
present: [2.] p/Ati etc. V.+ pAn/a [perfect: papO ]aorist: [4.] pAsati etc. -- [6.] apAsIt [future: pAsyati pAtA ]verbal: pAta pAtum [secondary: pAyate pApA- pipAsa- pAlayati ]derivatives: -pa V.+ -pA V.+ -p/Ana AV.+ pAtavya C. pAt/f V.C. p/Atra? RV1. pAy/u V. -p/Ayya RV. pAla V.+ -p/Avan V.B. p/ati? V.+ pit/f? V.+ -pIti RV. -pITa V. -p/ITya RV.