varDApanaM [ varDaM CedaM karoti, vfD Ric-Ap ca tato BAve lyuw ] 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. pUrRapAtra .