○pā́ m(nom.-pā́)fn. protecting with assistance RV. ii, 20, 2

• (the nom. -pā́ being irregular for -pā́ḥ Gmn. proposes the emendation adopted by the ṇBḍ. [abhíST˘I] (Ved. instr.) pāsijánān instead of abhiṣṭipấsi jánān)