Acharya (surname)

Summary

Acharya (Hindi: आचार्य) (Nepali: आचार्य/आचार्ज) (Bengali: আচার্য) (Odia : ଆଚାର୍ଯ୍ୟ) is a surname or upādhi also called warrior Brahmins who have much more skills and strategies for victory of a war and so on examples in the history which are mainly found in the South Asian countries of India, Bangladesh and Nepal.

Acharya
आचार्य
PronunciationĀcārya
Language(s)Nepali, Doteli, Kumaoni, Bengali, Hindi, Odia, Marathi
Origin
Language(s)Sanskrit
MeaningTeacher[1]
Other names
Variant form(s)Achari, Acharia, Acharjee, Acharja
See alsoVishwakarma, Pandey

Notable people edit

  • Dronacharya, greatest archer and guru of pandavas and kauravas
  • Kripacharya, great warrior, council member of Kuru Kingdom

References edit

  1. ^ Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co. Archived from the original on July 7, 2012.
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