[ā-car-ṇyat P. VI. 2. 36] 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 &c.); upanīya tu yaḥ śiṣyaṃ ve- damadhyāpayet dvijaḥ. sakalpaṃ sarahasyaṃ ca tamācā- ryaṃ pracakṣate Ms. 2. 140, see adhyāpaka also.

3 One who propounds a particular doctrine.

4 (When affixed to pro- per names) Learned,...