करुणा

करुणा

See also: करण, कर्ण, कारण, and करणे

Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā).

Noun

करुणा • (karuṇā) f (Urdu spelling کرنا‎)

1. compassion, pity, kindness, mercy

   महात्मा गाँधी प्रेम और करुणा के प्रतिरूप थे।

   mahātmā gāndhī prem aur karuṇā ke pratirūp the.

   Mahatma Gandhi was a model of love and compassion.

Declension

Declension of करुणा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	करुणा karuṇā	करुणाएँ karuṇāẽ
oblique	करुणा karuṇā	करुणाओं karuṇāõ
vocative	करुणा karuṇā	करुणाओ karuṇāo

References

• Hardev Bahri (accessed 10-21-2012), “Learners' Hindi-English Dictionary”, in (please provide the title of the work)‎

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬓᬭᬸᬡᬵ (Balinese script)
• কৰুণা (Assamese script)
• করুণা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰨𑰲𑰜𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀭𑀼𑀡𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌕𑌰𑍁𑌣𑌾 (Grantha script)
• કરુણા (Gujarati script)
• ਕਰੁਣਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦏꦫꦸꦟꦴ (Javanese script)
• ករុណា (Khmer script)
• ಕರುಣಾ (Kannada script)
• ກຣຸຓາ (Lao script)
• കരുണാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘎𑘨𑘳𑘜𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠠᠷᠤᢏᠠ᠋᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡬᠠᡵᡠᢏᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• ကရုဏာ (Burmese script)
• 𑦮𑧈𑧔𑦼𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐬𑐸𑐞𑐵 (Newa script)
• କରୁଣା (Oriya script)
• ꢒꢬꢸꢠꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆫𑆶𑆟𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖨𑗜𑖜𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කරුණා (Sinhalese script)
• కరుణా (Telugu script)
• กรุณา (Thai script)
• ཀ་རུ་ཎཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒩𑒳𑒝𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kɐ.ɾu.ɳɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkɐ.ɾu.ɳɑː/

Noun

करुणा • (karuṇā) f

1. pity, compassion

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of करुणा (karuṇā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	करुणा karuṇā	करुणे karuṇe	करुणाः karuṇāḥ
Vocative	करुणे karuṇe	करुणे karuṇe	करुणाः karuṇāḥ
Accusative	करुणाम् karuṇām	करुणे karuṇe	करुणाः karuṇāḥ
Instrumental	करुणया / करुणा¹ karuṇayā / karuṇā¹	करुणाभ्याम् karuṇābhyām	करुणाभिः karuṇābhiḥ
Dative	करुणायै karuṇāyai	करुणाभ्याम् karuṇābhyām	करुणाभ्यः karuṇābhyaḥ
Ablative	करुणायाः karuṇāyāḥ	करुणाभ्याम् karuṇābhyām	करुणाभ्यः karuṇābhyaḥ
Genitive	करुणायाः karuṇāyāḥ	करुणयोः karuṇayoḥ	करुणानाम् karuṇānām
Locative	करुणायाम् karuṇāyām	करुणयोः karuṇayoḥ	करुणासु karuṇāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• → Hindi: करुणा (karuṇā) (borrowed)
• → Tamil: கருணை (karuṇai) (borrowed)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “करुणा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 255.