As a deity name
Name 9 of the Saraswati Sahasranāma — Skanda Purana, as taught by Lord Brahma / Sages
As a Hindi name
No reading on this path — this spelling has no entry in our Hindi sources, and no near neighbour is attested there either. We say so rather than invent one.
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
livelihood, business, profession (esp. that of a Vaiśya i.e. agriculture, breeding of cattle, and trade; ifc. living on or by), &c.
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "vārttāyai" is the dative of "vārttā" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
M1 · same meaning "vārttāyai" is the dative of "vārtta" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Related forms
Dictionary citations
vārttā f. See below
vārttā f. livelihood, business, profession (esp. that of a Vaiśya i.e. agriculture, breeding of cattle, and trade; ifc. living on or by), Mn.; MBh. &c.
vārtta mfn. (fr. vṛtti and vṛtta) having means of subsistence, practising any business or profession, L.
healthy, well, Sarvad.
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