[Skt.] n. A religious vow, a self imposed task, a religious observance or obligation. dharmasadhanopavasadi punyakarmamu. vratamu ceyu or vratamunu anusthincu to observe a vow. ekapatnivratamu conjugal fidelity. sakavratamu abstaining from certain food on special occasions. ekadasivratamu the observance of a religious fast on the eleventh day of either lunar fortnight. vratakalpamu vrata-kalpamu. n. A treatise on vows. momulu modalaina vratamulavidhi. vrati or vratasthudu vrati. n. One who makes or performs vows, a votary, vratamulu acarincuvadu. One who offers a sacrifice, yajnamuceyuvadu.