कृपा

कृपा

See also: कोप, कपि, कापी, and कृप्

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कृपा (kṛpā).

Noun

कृपा (kŕpā) f

1. compassion, kindness

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Hindi

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit कृपा (kṛpā).

Pronunciation

• (Delhi Hindi) IPA^(key): /kɾɪ.pɑː/, [kɾɪ.päː]

Noun

कृपा • (kŕpā) f (Urdu spelling کرپا‎)

1. kindness, compassion, grace
2. favour (instance of kindness)
3. clemency

Declension

Declension of कृपा (fem ā-stem)

	singular	plural
direct	कृपा kŕpā	कृपाएँ kŕpāẽ
oblique	कृपा kŕpā	कृपाओं kŕpāõ
vocative	कृपा kŕpā	कृपाओ kŕpāo

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Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

• ᬓᬺᬧᬵ (Balinese script)
• কৃপা (Assamese script)
• কৃপা (Bengali script)
• 𑰎𑰴𑰢𑰯 (Bhaiksuki script)
• 𑀓𑀾𑀧𑀸 (Brahmi script)
• 𑌕𑍃𑌪𑌾 (Grantha script)
• કૃપા (Gujarati script)
• ਕ੍ਹਪਾ (Gurmukhi script)
• ꦏꦽꦥꦴ (Javanese script)
• ក្ឫបា (Khmer script)
• ಕೃಪಾ (Kannada script)
• ກ຺ຣິປາ (Lao script)
• കൃപാ (Malayalam script)
• 𑘎𑘵𑘢𑘰 (Modi script)
• ᢉᠷᢈᢒᠠ᠎ᠠ (Mongolian script)
• ᡬᡵᡳᢒᠠᢇ (Manchu script)
• ကၖပါ (Burmese script)
• 𑦮𑧖𑧂𑧑 (Nandinagari script)
• 𑐎𑐺𑐥𑐵 (Newa script)
• କୃପା (Oriya script)
• ꢒꢺꢦꢵ (Saurashtra script)
• 𑆑𑆸𑆥𑆳 (Sharada script)
• 𑖎𑖴𑖢𑖯 (Siddham script)
• කෘපා (Sinhalese script)
• కృపా (Telugu script)
• กฺฤปา (Thai script)
• ཀྲྀ་པཱ (Tibetan script)
• 𑒏𑒵𑒣𑒰 (Tirhuta script)

Etymology

From the root कृप् (kṛp, “to pity”), from Proto-Indo-European *krep-.

Pronunciation

• (Vedic) IPA^(key): /kr̩.pɑː/
• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈkr̩.pɑː/

Noun

कृपा • (kṛpā) f

1. pity, tenderness, compassion
2. favour
3. name of a river

Declension

Feminine ā-stem declension of कृपा (kṛpā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	कृपा kṛpā	कृपे kṛpe	कृपाः kṛpāḥ
Vocative	कृपे kṛpe	कृपे kṛpe	कृपाः kṛpāḥ
Accusative	कृपाम् kṛpām	कृपे kṛpe	कृपाः kṛpāḥ
Instrumental	कृपया / कृपा¹ kṛpayā / kṛpā¹	कृपाभ्याम् kṛpābhyām	कृपाभिः kṛpābhiḥ
Dative	कृपायै kṛpāyai	कृपाभ्याम् kṛpābhyām	कृपाभ्यः kṛpābhyaḥ
Ablative	कृपायाः kṛpāyāḥ	कृपाभ्याम् kṛpābhyām	कृपाभ्यः kṛpābhyaḥ
Genitive	कृपायाः kṛpāyāḥ	कृपयोः kṛpayoḥ	कृपाणाम् kṛpāṇām
Locative	कृपायाम् kṛpāyām	कृपयोः kṛpayoḥ	कृपासु kṛpāsu
Notes	¹Vedic

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Bengali: কৃপা (kŕpa)
  • Hindi: कृपा (kŕpā)
  • Marathi: कृपा (krupā)
  • Nepali: कृपा (kr̥pā)
  • Punjabi: ਕਿਰਪਾ (kirpā)
  • Tamil: கிருபை (kirupai)
  • Telugu: కృప (kr̥pa)

References

• Monier Williams (1899), “कृपा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, OCLC 458052227, page 305.