Dictionary Definition:
vaṇḍ (connected with √vaṇṭ), cl. 1. Ā. vaṇḍate, to partition, share, divide Dhātup. viii, 18
• to surround, cover ib. (vḷ. veṣṭane for vibhājane)
• cl. 10. P. vaṇḍayati, to partition, share, divide, xxxii, 48 (vḷ.)