प्रेरकः सूचकश्चैव वाचको दर्शकस्तथा ।
शिक्षको बोधकश्चैव षडेते गुरवः स्मृताः ॥
prerakaḥ sūcakaś caiva vācako darśakas tathā |
śikṣako bodhakaś caiva ṣaḍ ete guravaḥ smṛtāḥ ||
(Unknown source)
“An inspirer, an indicator, an informer, a revealer, an educator, and an enlightener [alt., awakener]—these six are regarded as gurus.”