anyāya vṛtta

 Anyāya‑vṛtta means a person “acting unjustly” or “following evil or improper conduct,” formed from anyāya (injustice) and vṛtta (conduct).

What the term literally means

• anyāya — “improper, unlawful, unjust behaviour”

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• vṛtta — “conduct, course of action, behaviour.”
  Together, anyāya‑vṛtta is a tatpuruṣa compound meaning “one whose conduct is unjust.”
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Dictionary definitions

All major Sanskrit lexicons agree on the same sense:

• “Following evil courses”

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• “Acting unjustly”

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• “Behaving unbecomingly; unlawful conduct”

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These definitions describe a moral or ethical failing, not a technical philosophical term.

Grammatical form

The word is an adjective used for all genders:
anyāyavṛttaḥ / anyāyavṛttā / anyāyavṛttam — “unjust, wicked, acting improperly”

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How it is used

The term appears in Sanskrit literature to describe:

• a person whose behaviour violates dharma or accepted norms,
• someone engaged in wrongdoing, corruption, or immoral acts,
• conduct that is improper, unfair, or wicked.

It is descriptive rather than technical—unlike vṛtti in Yoga philosophy, which refers to mental modifications and is unrelated

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Distinguishing it from similar terms

• nyāya = justice, propriety, correct reasoning.
• anyāya = injustice, impropriety.
• vṛtta / vṛtti = conduct, behaviour, or (in other contexts) activity or mental modification.
  Thus anyāya‑vṛtta specifically means “one whose conduct is unjust.”

Not to be confused with

• ayanavṛtta — “the ecliptic,” a completely different astronomical term

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• Vṛtra — a mythological asura; unrelated etymologically to vṛtta

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