वर्धापन [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; cf. पूर्णपात्र.