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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. वर्धापनम्vardhāpanamCutting, dividing.

    [वर्धं छेदं करोति, वृध् णिच्-आप् च ततो भावे ल्युट्]

    1. Cutting, dividing.
    2. Cutting the umbilical cord, or the ceremony connected with this act.
    3. A festival on a birth-day.
    4. Any festival in general when wishes for prosperity and other congratulatory expressions are offered; Compare पूर्णपात्र.