कृपा

See also: कोप, कपि, कापी, and कृप्

Braj

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Sanskrit कृपा (kṛpā).

Noun

कृपा (kŕpā) f

1. compassion, kindness

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

Sanskrit

Alternative scripts

Alternative scripts

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

Etymology

From the root कृप् (kṛp, “to pity”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

कृपा • (kṛpā) stem, 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 / कृपायै² kṛpāyāḥ / kṛpāyai²	कृपाभ्याम् kṛpābhyām	कृपाभ्यः kṛpābhyaḥ
Genitive	कृपायाः / कृपायै² kṛpāyāḥ / kṛpāyai²	कृपयोः kṛpayoḥ	कृपाणाम् kṛpāṇām
Locative	कृपायाम् kṛpāyām	कृपयोः kṛpayoḥ	कृपासु kṛpāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Descendants

• →Tatsama:

  • Bengali: কৃপা (kripa)
  • Hindi: कृपा (kŕpā)
  • Malayalam: കൃപ (kr̥pa)
  • Marathi: कृपा (kŕpā)
  • 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, page 305/1.