कृपkṛpa

कृप (kṛpa) is a Sanskrit word meaning a man's name described as a friend of Indra, the name of the son and daughter of the sage Sharadvat, the name of the son of the sage Sharadvat, to be able, to think or imagine, to mix. Its 18 recorded definitions are grouped into 8 contexts, among them Kṛpa (son of Śaradvat/Kṛpācārya) and his sister Kṛpī, Kṛpa and Kṛpī as General Proper Names, Vedic Kṛpa (protégé of Indra).

Etymology
E. कृप to be able, &c. अङ् aff
Definitions
18
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Meanings by context

Kṛpa (son of Śaradvat/Kṛpācārya) and his sister Kṛpī

8 definitions
The name of the son and daughter of the sage Sharadvat.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

1. The name of a sage, brother-in-law of Drona. 2. A name of Vyasa. 3. Tenderness or compassion. 4. The wife of the sage Drona.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The brother-in-law of Drona. 2. The wife of Drona.

Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The name of a sage. 2. A name of Vyasa. 3. Tenderness or compassion. 4. The wife of the sage Drona.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Proper names

Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. The name of a man described in the Veda as a friend of Indra. 2. The name of the son of the sage Sharadvat.

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872)

a brahmin, son of Sharadvat and brother of Kripi

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

the son of Satyadhṛti

The Purana Index

Kṛpa and Kṛpī as General Proper Names

2 definitions
A proper name

Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary

a man's and woman's name

Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Vedic Kṛpa (protégé of Indra)

2 definitions
A man's name described as a friend of Indra

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

A protégé of Indra

The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects

Verbal root kṛp/kḷp (or kalp)

2 definitions
1. To be able. 2. To think or imagine. 3. To mix. 4. To paint or colour. 5. To have pity or mercy. 6. To be weak.

Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1. To be able. 2. To think or imagine. 3. To mix. 4. To paint or colour. 5. To have pity or mercy. 6. To be weak.

Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Grammatical note on kṛpā (adjective)

1 definition
see below

Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899)

Kṛpa, a sage of the 8th Manvantara

1 definition
a sage of the eighth epoch of Manu

The Purana Index

Kṛpa, an ancient king

1 definition
an ancient king

Index to the Names in the Mahabharata

Kṛpa, son of Śiṣṭa and Succāyā

1 definition
a son of Shishta and Succaya

The Purana Index

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Definitions on this page come from 11 works: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Index to the Names in the Mahabharata, Macdonell Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1872), Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary (1899), Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary, The Purana Index, The Vedic Index of Names and Subjects, Wilson Sanskrit-English Dictionary, Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary. Text from the Cologne Digital Sanskrit Lexicon.