कृप्

Sanskrit

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-Aryan *kŕ̥ps, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *kŕ̥ps, from Proto-Indo-European *kérp-s ~ *kr̥p-é-s, from *krep- (body). Cognate with Avestan 𐬐𐬆𐬵𐬭𐬞𐬇𐬨 (kəhrpə̄m), Middle Persian klp (kirb, body, form), Latin corpus, Old Armenian որովայն (orovayn) and Old English hrif (whence English riff).

Noun

कृप् (kṛ́p) f

  1. beautiful appearance, beauty, splendour
    • c. 1700 BCE – 1200 BCE, Ṛgveda 6.15.5:
      पावकया यश्चितयन्त्या कृपा क्षामन्रुरुच उषसो न भानुना ।
      pāvakayā yaścitayantyā kṛpā kṣāmanruruca uṣaso na bhānunā .
      Who with his purifying, eye-attracting form hath shone upon the earth as with the light of Dawn
Declension

Etymology 2

Inherited from Proto-Indo-European *krep-.

Root

कृप् (kṛp)

  1. to pity
  2. to be compassionate
Derived terms

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