आचारācāraConduct, behaviour, manner of action or of conducting oneself; सदाचारः good conduct; नीच˚ &c.…
[आचार-भावे घञ्]
- Conduct, behaviour, manner of action or of conducting oneself; सदाचारः good conduct; नीचdenotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be supplied etc.; लोकाचारविवर्जिताः Pt.5.4 ignorant of the ways of the world.
- Good conduct or behaviour; न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते Bg. 16.7; Ms.1.19,5.4,3.165.
- A custom, usage, practice; तस्मिन्देशे य आचारः पारंपर्यक्रमागतः Ms.2.18; Y. 1.343.
- An established usage, fixed rule of conduct in life, customary law, institute or precept (Opposite of व्यवहार in law); आचार्य आचाराणाम् K.56; Ms.1.19; Often times as the first member of comp. in the sense of 'customary', 'usual', 'as is the custom', 'according to form', 'as a formality'; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedपुष्पग्रहणार्थम् M.4; see denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedधूम, denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedलाज below; परिकर्मन् Ś.2.
- (a) Any customary observance or duty; denotes that the rest of the word under consideration is to be suppliedप्रयतः V.3.2; गृहाचारव्यपदेशेन Ubbayapada (Parasmaipada and Atmanepada)3. (b) A form, formality; आचार इत्यवहितेन मया गृहीता Ś.5.3; Mv.3.26. (c) The customary salutation or bow, usual formality; आचारं प्रतिपद्यस्व Ś.4; V.2; अविषयस्तावदाचारस्य Mv.2.
- Diet.
- A rule (of conduct).
Derived forms and compounds
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-अङ्गम् title of the first of the twelve sacred books of the Jainas-चक्रिन् Name of a Vaiṣṇava sect.
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-चन्द्रिका Name of a work on the religious customs of the Śūdras -तन्त्रम् one of the four classes of the Tantras (with Buddhists).
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-दीपः
- आचारार्थः नीराजनार्थो दीपः
- irregular, out of rule.
- outcast, who has renounced all customary observances. स्मृत्याचारव्यपेतेन Y.2.5; Ms.3.165.
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-वेदी
- आचारस्य वेदीव 'altar of religious customs', Name of Āryāvarta, the sacred region of the Āryas.
- 'a lamp of religious customs', title of a work.
- a lamp waved about a person as a formality and token of auspiciousness.
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-धूमग्रहणम् inhaling smoke as a customary rite (as of the sacrificial ceremony) R.7.27; वधूमुखं क्लान्तयवाव- तंसमाचारधूमग्रहणाद् बभूव Ku.7.82.
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-पूत Adjective purified by customary observances, of pure conduct; तमातपक्लान्त- मनातपत्रमाचारपूतं पवनः सिषेवे R.2.13.
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-भेदः difference in the customary law.
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-भ्रष्ट, -पतित Adjective apostate, fallen from established usages or rules of conduct.
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-मयूखः 'Ray of religious customs'; Name of a work.
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-लाज (Masculine Plural) fried grain customarily showered upon a king or other important personage as a mark of respect (as when he passes through the streets of his capital); अवाकिरन्बाललताः प्रसूनैराचारलाजैरिव पौरकन्याः R.2.1.
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-वर्जित, -व्यपेत, -हीन Adjective
In the Gita·16·7
न शौचं नापि चाचारो न सत्यं तेषु विद्यते ॥
- आचारःācāraḥnominative singular of the masculine noun ācāra (conduct, custom, manner of behaviour or action) .
