karuṇā करुणा – compassion

Original text · English · substantive feminine

karuṇā Compassion, pity, tenderness; prāyaḥ sarvo bhavati karuṇāvṛttirārdrāṃtarātmā Me. 93; so sakaruṇa kind; akaruṇa unkind. Comp. — ātman a. tender-hearted. — ārdra a. tenderhearted, moved with pity, sensitive. — nidhiḥ store of mercy. — para, -maya a. very kind. — vimukha a. merciless, cruel; karuṇāvimukhena mṛtyunā R. 8. 67. — svanaḥ -dhvaniḥ a cry of distress, a piteous tone, wail.