As a deity name
Name 44 of the Gayatri Sahasranāma — Devi Bhagavata Purana, as taught by Sages
As a Hindi name
अचार · masculine
achar (a spicy and salty pickle of Indian cuisine)
a Hindi word of Persian origin; it is not Sanskrit — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
“Borrowed from Classical Persian آچَار (āčār).” — per Wiktionary’s etymology record
As a Sanskrit word
Meaning
an established rule of conduct, ordinance, institute, precept
Scripturally attestedWhy this matches what you typed
M1 · same meaning "ācārāyai" is the dative of "ācāra" — the same word in a different grammatical case.
Dictionary citations
ā-cāra m. (ifc. f(ā). , Yājñ. i, 87, &c.) conduct, manner of action, behaviour, good behaviour, good conduct, Mn.; MBh. &c.
custom, practice, usage, traditional or immemorial usage (as the foundation of law), ib.
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