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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आचार्यācāryaA teacher or preceptor (in general).

    [आ-चर्-ण्यत् ParasmaipadaIII.1.1 Vār. Kāś.]

    1. A teacher or preceptor (in general).
    2. A spiritual guide or preceptor, holy teacher (one who invests a boy with the sacred thread, instructs him in the Vedas etc.); उपनीय तु यः शिष्यम् वेदमध्यापयेद् द्विजः । सकल्पं सरहस्यं च तमाचार्यं प्रचक्षते Ms.2.14; Compare 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.
    3. One who propounds a particular doctrine.
    4. (When affixed to proper names) Learned, venerable (somewhat like the English Dr.).
    5. An adviser or preceptor at a sacrifice etc.
    6. An epithet of Droṇa; आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् Bg.1.2.
    7. A degree or title of proficiency.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -र्या A female preceptor, a spiritual preceptress.

    • -उपासनम् waiting upon or serving the spiritual preceptor; आचार्योपासनं शौचम् Bg.13.7.

    • -करणम् acting as a teacher; ParasmaipadaI.3.36.

    • -देवः one whose preceptor is his god.

    • -देशीय Adjective 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 Adjective आचार्यभोगाय हितम् ख to be enjoyed by, fit for the use of, a preceptor; delighting the preceptor.

    • -मिश्र Adjective venerable, honourable.

    • -सवः Name of an Ekāha sacrifice.

    In the Gita1·21·31·261·33

    आचार्यमुपसंगम्य राजा वचनमब्रवीत् ॥

    ācāryamupasaṁgamya rājā vacanamabravīt. — Sanjaya said:- Then the prince Duryodhana, having seen the army of the Pandavas arrayed in battle order, approached his teacher and spoke these… 1·2
    • आचार्यम्ācāryamaccusative singular of the masculine noun ācārya (the teacher, preceptor).
    • आचार्यācāryavocative singular of the masculine noun ācārya (the teacher, preceptor).
    • आचार्यान्‌ācāryānaccusative plural of the masculine noun ācārya (the teacher, preceptor).
    • आचार्याःācāryāḥnominative plural of the masculine noun ācārya (the teacher, preceptor).
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  2. आचार्यकācāryakaa.Originating from a spiritual preceptor; P.IV.2.14 Vārt.14.

    Originating from a spiritual preceptor; ParasmaipadaIV.2.14 Vārt.14.

    Derived forms and compounds

    • -कम्

      1. Instruction, tuition, teaching (lessons etc.); लङ्कास्त्रीणां पुनश्चक्रे विलापाचार्यकं शरैः R.12.78; आचार्यकम् विजयि मान्मथमाविरासीत् Māl.1.26;
      2. The proficiency of a spiritual teacher.
      3. A post of a preceptor आचार्यकं कौरवाणां वाञ्छंस्तस्थौ कृपालये Bm.1.625. ताण्डवाचार्यकं कुर्वन्निव क्रीडाशिखण्डिनाम् Bm.1.116.
      4. Honouring the preceptor. चकाराचार्यकं तत्र कुन्तीपुत्रो धनञ्जयः Mb.7.147.6.
      5. Commenting, expounding (व्याख्यातृत्व); श्रुत्यञ्चलाचार्यकम् Viś. Gunā.289.
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  3. आचार्यताācāryatāत्वम् [tvam], त्वम् The office or proficiency of a holy teacher; वाचामाचार्यतायाः पदमनुभवितुं कोस्ति धन्यो…

    त्वम् tvam, त्वम् The office or proficiency of a holy teacher; वाचामाचार्यतायाः पदमनुभवितुं कोस्ति धन्यो मदन्यः Br.4.37.

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Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. आचार्यācārya[â-kâryã [fp. to be gone to] ] m. teacher, esp. a Brâhman; N. of Drona (teacher of the Pândavas); son of an…

    [â-kâryã [future participle passive to be gone to] ] masculine teacher, especially a Brâhman; noun of Drona (teacher of the Pândavas); son of an outcast Vaisya; -ka, neuter teachership; -tâ, feminine; also equal for, -tva, neuter calling of a teacher; -vat, adjective having a teacher; â-nî, feminine; also equal for wife of a teacher; - ͜ adhî na, adjective dependent on one's teacher: -tva, neuter abstract neuter

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Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. आचार्यācāryam. "knowing or teaching the आचार or rules", a spiritual guide or teacher (especially one who invests the…
    1. masculine gender "knowing or teaching the आचार or rules", a spiritual guide or teacher (especially one who invests the student with the sacrificial thread, and instructs him in the Vedas वेद s, in the law of sacrifice and religious mysteries [Mn. ii, 140; 171]) AV. S3Br. etc.
    2. masculine gender a Name of Dron2a द्रोण (the teacher of the Pa1n2d2avas पाण्डव s) Bhag. i, 2
    3. etc. see ibidem
    4. masculine gender (also) the son of an outcast Vais3ya वैश्य and a Vais3ya1 वैश्या who was before a Bra1hman Brahman 's wife, Mn. x, 23 (according to to some, read चार्य)
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  2. आचार्यकācāryakan. (Pa1n2. 4-2, 104 Comm.) the office or profession of a teacher Pan5cat. Ragh. &c.
    1. neuter gender (Pa1n2. 4-2, 104 commentator or commentary) the office or profession of a teacher Pan5cat. Ragh. etc.
    2. etc. see ibidem
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  3. आचार्यकरणācāryakaraṇan. acting as teacher Pa1n2. 1-3, 36.

    neuter gender acting as teacher Pa1n2. 1-3, 36.

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  4. आचार्यजायाācāryajāyāf. a teacher's wife S3Br. xi.

    feminine a teacher's wife S3Br. xi.

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  5. आचार्यतर्पणācāryatarpaṇan. a rite supplementary to the ऋषि - त् ˚, RTL. 410

    neuter gender a rite supplementary to the ऋषि - त् that the rest of a word is to be supplied, RTL. 410

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  6. आचार्यताācāryatāf. the office or profession of a teacher MBh. i, 5092 VarBr2S.

    feminine the office or profession of a teacher MBh. i, 5092 VarBr2S.

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