व्रात्य [ vrātya ] [ vrā́tya ] m. a man of the mendicant or vagrant class , a tramp , out-caste , low or vile person (either a man who has lost caste through non-observance of the ten principal Saṃskāras , or a man of a partic. low caste descended from a Śūdra and a Kshatriyā ; accord. to some " the illegitimate son of a Kshatriya who knows the habits and intentions of soldiers " ; in Lit. AV. xv , 8 , 1 ; 9 , 1, the Rājanyas and even the Brāhmans are said to have sprung from the Vrātya who is identified with the Supreme Being , prob. in glorification of religious mendicancy ; accord. to Lit. ĀpŚr. [ vrātya ] is used in addressing a guest) Lit. AV.

  [ vrātyā ] f. a female Vrātya Lit. Mn. viii , 373

  a vagrant life Lit. PañcavBr.

  [ vrātya ] m. f. n. belonging to the Vrata called Mahā-vrata ( q.v.) Lit. PañcavBr. Sch.