vap cl. 1. P. Ā. (Dhātup. xxiii, 34) vápati, ○te (Pot. upet GṛS. ; pf. uvāpa, ūpúḥ ;ūpe RV. &c. ;vavāpa MBh. ;-vepe, Kāś. on Pāṇ. 6-4, 120 ; aor. avâpsīt Br. &c. ;avapta Gr. ; Pot. upyāt ib. ; fut. vaptā ib. ;vapsyáti Br. ;vapiṣyati MBh. &c. ; inf. vaptum Gr. ; ind. p. uptvā MBh. ;-úpya RV. &c.), to strew, scatter (esp. seed), sow, bestrew RV. &c. &c

• to throw, cast (dice) ib

• to procreate, beget ( See vapus and 2. vaptṛ)

• to throw or heap up, dam up AV.: Pass. upyáte (aor. vāpi Br.), to be strewn or sown RV. &c. &c.: Caus. vāpayati (aor. avlvapat Gr.) to sow, plant, put in the ground MBh.: Desid. vivapsati, ○te Gr.: Intens. vāvapyate, vāvapti ib