ācāra
“proper conduct”
idea · 2 works · 2 mentions · 2 anchored passages
conduct · good conduct · rule of good conduct · rules of conduct
spoken of as
1 expressiongood conduct“ācāra”1 mention
Manusmṛti (Sanskrit)
He should, without weariness, practice the rule of good conduct, which is the root of Dharma, as declared in *Śruti* and *Smṛti* and established in his own duties.
in the texts
Manusmṛti
The disciplined, righteous manner of living declared to be the root of Dharma.
He should, without weariness, practice the rule of good conduct, which is the root of Dharma, as declared in *Śruti* and *Smṛti* and established in his own duties.
Even a man devoid of all auspicious marks, if he is of good conduct, full of faith, and free from envy, lives for a hundred years.
From good conduct one indeed obtains long life;
Parāśara Smṛti
Proper ritual and social conduct, described as the protector of dharma for the four varṇas.
*Ācāra* (proper conduct) is the protector of *dharma* for all four *varṇas*.
The Conduct of the Four Social Classes (*cāturvarṇyācāram*)