vṛtti—mat mfn. following the practice of (ifc.), [BhP.]
one who is engaged in a partic. matter or has a partic. way of thinking, [Śaṃkar.]
having a means of subsistence (ifc. = ‘living on or by’), [Mn.]; [MBh.]; [BhP.]
exercising a partic. function, active (ifc. having anything as its function), [Sarvad.] [Kap.], Sch.