vṛttiḥ

1. vṛtti

profession, maintenance, subsistence, livelihood (often ifc. ; cf. uñchav; vṛttiṃkṛ or √ kḷp [ Caus. ] with instr. , ‘to live on or by’; with gen. , ‘to get or procure a maintenance for’; only certain means of subsistence are allowed to a Brāhman See Mn. iv, 4 - 6 ), ŚrS. ; Mn. ; MBh. &c.

2. vṛtti

(in gram. ) a complex formation which requires explanation or separation into its parts (as distinguished from a simple or uncompounded form, e.g. any word formed with Kṛt or Taddhita affixes, any compound and even duals and plurals which are regarded as Dvandva compounds, of which only one member i

3. vṛtti

style of composition ( esp. dram. style, said to be of four kinds, viz. 1. Kaiśikī , 2. Bhāratī 3. Sātvatī , 4. Ārabhaṭī , qq.vv. ; the first three are described as suited to the Śṛṅgāra , Vīra , and Raudra Rasa s respectively, the last as common to all), Bhar. ; Daśar. &c.