vap cl. 1. P. Ā. vápati, ○te (only pres. stem and ind. p. uplvā, -upya), to shear, shave (Ā. 'one's self'), cut off AV. TS. Br. GṛŚrS

• to crop (herbage), mow, cut (grass), graze RV. vi, 6, 4: Caus. vāpayati, ○te (Pot. vâpayīta ĀśvŚr.), to cause (Ā. 'one's self') to be shorn GṛŚrS