आचार्यः [ācāryḥ] [आ-चर्-ण्यत्
[P.III.1.1] Vār. Kāś.]
A teacher or preceptor (in general).
A spiritual guide or preceptor, holy teacher (one who invests a boy with the sacred thread, instructs him in the Vedas &c.); उपनीय तु यः शिष्यम् वेदमध्यापयेद् द्विजः । सकल्पं सरहस्यं च तमाचार्यं प्रचक्षते
[Ms.2.14;] cf. also आचिनोति च शास्त्रार्थं आचारे स्थापयत्यपि । स्वयमाचरते यस्तु स आचार्य इति स्मृतः ॥ read also वेदाध्यापनेन च आचार्यो भवति
[Ms.6.1.35;] see अध्यापक also.
One who propounds a particular doctrine.
(When affixed to proper names) Learned, venerable (somewhat like the English Dr.).
An adviser or preceptor at a sacrifice &c.
An epithet of Droṇa; आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत्
[Bg.1.2.] A degree or title of proficiency.
-र्या A female preceptor, a spiritual preceptress. -Comp.
-उपासनम् waiting upon or serving the spiritual preceptor; आचार्योपासनं शौचम्
[Bg.13.7.] -करणम् acting as a teacher;
[P.I.3.36.] -देवः one whose preceptor is his god.
-देशीय a. a. Somewhat inferior to Āchārya (a title applied by commentators to scholars or disputants whose statements contain only a part of the truth. The term is opposed to 'Āchārya' and 'Siddhāntin' Kaiyata and Nāgojibhatta on Pat.)
-भोगीन a. a. [आचार्यभोगाय हितम् ख] to be enjoyed by, fit for the use of, a preceptor; delighting the preceptor.
-मिश्र a. a. venerable, honourable.
-सवः N. N. of an Ekāha sacrifice.