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Kripana, ṛpṇ�, ṛpṇa: 19 definitions

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Kripana means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Jainism, Prakrit, the history of ancient India, Marathi, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.

The Sanskrit terms ṛpṇ� and ṛpṇa can be transliterated into English as Krpana or Kripana, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

Alternative spellings of this word include Krapan.

In Hinduism

Purana and Itihasa (epic history)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kripana in Purana glossary
: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

ṛpṇa (कृपण) refers to “poor persons�, according to the Śivapurṇa 2.3.32 (“The seven celestial sages arrive�).—Accordingly, as Himavat (Himcala) said to the Seven Sages: “I am blessed. I am contented. My life is fruitful. I am the best person worthy of being seen in the three worlds. I am as pure as any of the holy centres. All this is because you, verily in lord Viṣṇu’s forms, have come to my abode. Perfect ones such as you, what special purpose can there be in visiting poor persons (ṛpṇa) like me? Still I am your servant. Some task there may be to be entrusted to me. Mercifully may it be spoken out. May my life be fruitful�.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: The Purana Index

ṛpṇ� (कृपण�).—A deity.*

  • * Brahmṇḍa-purṇa IV. 27. 38.
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The Purana (पुरा�, purṇas) refers to Sanskrit literature preserving ancient India’s vast cultural history, including historical legends, religious ceremonies, various arts and sciences. The eighteen mahapuranas total over 400,000 shlokas (metrical couplets) and date to at least several centuries BCE.

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Ayurveda (science of life)

Veterinary Medicine (The study and treatment of Animals)

: archive.org: The Elephant Lore of the Hindus

ṛpṇa (कृपण) refers to “cowardly elephants�, according to the 15th century ٲṅgī composed by Nīlakaṇṭha in 263 Sanskrit verses, dealing with elephantology in ancient  India, focusing on the science of management and treatment of elephants.—[Cf. chapter 8, “on marks of character”]: �12. Delighted with leavings (of food), right easily frightened, having a sour [e.g., śܰٲԻ], acrid odor or that of a goat, of bones, or of a crab, wrathful, treacherous (changeable, ‘easy to be parted�), cowardly (ṛpṇa), ungrateful, this base elephant is a Śudra (serf) in character�.

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Āyurveda (आयुर्वेद, ayurveda) is a branch of Indian science dealing with medicine, herbalism, taxology, anatomy, surgery, alchemy and related topics. Traditional practice of Āyurveda in ancient India dates back to at least the first millenium BC. Literature is commonly written in Sanskrit using various poetic metres.

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In Buddhism

Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)

: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch

ṛpṇa (कृपण) refers to the “wretched (beings)�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcch: the eighth chapter of the Mahsaṃnipta (a collection of Mahyna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly: “[...] Immediately after that, by the magical presence of the Bodhisattva Gaganagañja, the rain of all kinds of delicious hard foods, soft foods, and soups poured down; the rain of all kinds of tasty beverages poured down to the depth of a chariot’s axle; the rain of many hundred thousand colors of clothes, which are pleasant to touch like the thin and soft cloth, poured down. Then, in this world system of three thousandfold worlds, all the wretched and poor (ṛpṇa-daridra), and all hungry ghosts were satisfied�.

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Mahayana (महायान, mahyna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñpramit ūٰ.

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In Jainism

General definition (in Jainism)

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kripana in Jainism glossary
: The University of Sydney: A study of the Twelve Reflections

ṛpṇa (कृपा�) refers to “swords�, according to the 11th century Jñnrṇava, a treatise on Jain Yoga in roughly 2200 Sanskrit verses composed by Śubhacandra.—Accordingly, “Alone [the living soul] who is very wise becomes a god [like] a bee on a lotus [like] the face of a woman. Alone, being cut by swords (ṛpṇa—chidyamna� ṛpṇai�), he appropriates a hellish embryo. Alone the one who is ignorant, driven by the fire of anger, etc., does action. Alone [the living soul] enjoys the empire of knowledge in the avoidance of all mental blindness. [Thus ends the reflection on] solitariness�.

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Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.

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India history and geography

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Indian Epigraphical Glossary

ṛpṇa.�(CII 1), poor. Note: ṛpṇa is defined in the “Indian epigraphical glossary� as it can be found on ancient inscriptions commonly written in Sanskrit, Prakrit or Dravidian languages.

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The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.

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Languages of India and abroad

Marathi-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kripana in Marathi glossary
: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

ṛpṇa (कृपण).—a (S) Miserly, niggardly, avaricious: also as s c a miser. 2 Poor, mean, pitiful, plaintive, whining--countenance, general appearance, speech, tones.

: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

ṛpṇa (कृपण).�a Miserly. Poor, mean, plaintive, whining. m A miser.

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Marathi is an Indo-European language having over 70 million native speakers people in (predominantly) Maharashtra India. Marathi, like many other Indo-Aryan languages, evolved from early forms of Prakrit, which itself is a subset of Sanskrit, one of the most ancient languages of the world.

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Sanskrit dictionary

: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

ṛpṇa (कृपण).�a. [ṛp-kyun na latvam]

1) Poor, pitiable, wretched, helpless; राजन्नपत्य� रामस्त� पाल्याश्� कृपणाः प्रजाः (rjannapatya� rmaste plyśca ṛpaṇḥ praj�) Uttararmacarita 4.25; व्रजतु � कृपा क्वाद्� कृपण� (vrajatu ca ṛp kvdya ṛpaṇ�) Ng.5.3; Rm.2.32.28.

2) Void of judgement, unable or unwilling to discriminate or to do a thing; कामार्ता हि प्रकृतिकृपणाश्चेतनाचेतनेषु (kmrt hi prakṛtiṛpaṇścetancetaneṣu) Meghadūta 5; so जराजीर्णैश्वर्यग्रसनगहनाक्षेपकृपण� (jarjīrṇaiśvaryagrasanagahankṣepaṛpṇa�) 󲹰ṛh 3.17.

3) Low, mean, vile; कृपणाः फलहेतव� (ṛpaṇḥ phalahetava�) Bhagavadgīt (Bombay) 2.49; Mu.2.18; 󲹰ṛh 2.49.

4) Miserly, stingy.

5) Avaricious.

-ṇa Wretchedness; कुत्सा� शुष्णं कृपे� परादात� (kutsya śuṣṇa� ṛpeṇa pardt) ṻ岹 1.99.9; Manusmṛti 4.185.

-ṇa� 1 A worm.

2) A miser; कृपणेन सम� दाता भुवि कोऽप� � विद्यत� � अनश्नन्नेव वित्तानि यः परेभ्य� प्रयच्छत� (ṛpaṇena samo dt bhuvi ko'pi na vidyate | anaśnanneva vittni ya� parebhya� prayacchati) ղ.

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ṛpṇa (कृपा�).—[ṛp� nudati nud-ḍa saṃjñy� ṇatvam Tv.]

1) A sword; � पातु वः कंसरिपोः कृपाणः (sa ptu va� kaṃsaripo� ṛpṇa�) Vikr.1.2; कृपणस्� कृपाणस्य � केवलमाकारत� भेदः (ṛpṇasya ṛpṇasya ca kevalamkrato bheda�) Subh�; Kathsaritsgara 53.87.

2) A knife.

Derivable forms: ṛpṇa� (कृपाणः).

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Shabda-Sagara Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛpṇa (कृपण).—mfn.

(-ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) 1. Miserly, avaricious. 2. Low, vile. 3. Poor, feeble, miserable, pitiable. m. (ṇa�) A worm. E. ṛp to be able, kvun or aff.

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ṛpṇa (कृपा�).—m.

(-ṇa�) A sword, a scymitar or sacrificial knife. f. (-ṇ�) 1. A knife. 2. A shears or scissors. 3. A dagger. E. ṛp mercy, nud to destroy, ḍa aff.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛpṇa (कृपण).—i. e. ṛp + ana, I. adj., f. ṇ�. 1. Miserable, [峾ⲹṇa] 4, 21, 19. 2. Lamenting, [Meghadūta, (ed. Gildemeister.)] 5. 3. Avaricious, [ᾱٴDZ貹ś] i. [distich] 152. Ii. n. Misery, Mahbhrata 2, 2348. Iii. ṇa, acc. sing. n., adv. Miserably, [ʲñٲԳٰ] iii. [distich] 183.

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ṛpṇa (कृपा�).—i. e. ṛp (cf. [Latin] carpo, discerpo) + na, m. A sword, [ٲśܳٲ] in Chr. 187, 4.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

ṛpṇa (कृपण).�1. [adjective] pitiable, miserable, querulous ([neuter] [adverb]); poor, stingy. [masculine] a poor man or a miser.

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ṛpṇa (कृपण).�2. [neuter] misery, pity.

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ṛpṇa (कृपा�).—[masculine] sword; [feminine] ī scissors, dagger, knife.

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṛpṇa (कृपण):—[from ṛp] 1. ṛpṇa mf(; ī [gana] bahv-di)n. (ṇa śreṇydi and sukhdi, [Pṇini 8-2, 18; Patañjali]) inclined to grieve, pitiable, miserable, poor, wretched, feeble, [Śatapatha-brhmaṇa xi, xiv; Mahbhrata] etc.

2) [v.s. ...] resulting from tears, [Atharva-veda xi, 8, 28]

3) [v.s. ...] low, vile, [Horace H. Wilson]

4) [v.s. ...] miserly, stingy, [ʲñٲԳٰ; ᾱٴDZ貹ś]

5) [v.s. ...] m. a poor man, [Varha-mihira’s Bṛhat-saṃhit]

6) [v.s. ...] a scraper, niggard, [ʲñٲԳٰ; Śrṅgadhara-paddhati]

7) [v.s. ...] a worm, [cf. Lexicographers, esp. such as amarasiṃha, halyudha, hemacandra, etc.]

8) [v.s. ...] Name of a man, [Viṣṇu-purṇa]

9) [from ṛp] n. wretchedness, misery, [Ṛg-veda x, 99, 9; Aitareya-brhmaṇa vii, 13; Śṅkhyana-śrauta-sūtra; Manu-smṛti iv, 185 etc.]

10) [v.s. ...] m. (sa-ṛpṇa, ‘miserably, pitiably�), [Śntiśataka] (cf. krpaṇya.)

11) [from ṛp] 2. ṛpṇa [Nominal verb] [Ātmanepada] (3. [plural] ṛpṇanta) to long for, desire, [Ṛg-veda x, 74, 3.]

12) ṛpṇa (कृपा�):�m. ([Pṇini 7-2, 18; Patañjali]) a sword, [Daśakumra-carita; Prabodha-candrodaya]

13) a sacrificial knife, [Horace H. Wilson]

: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

1) ṛpṇa (कृपण):—[(ṇa�-ṇ�-ṇa�) a.] Miserly; low, poor, feeble. (ṇa�) 1. m. A worm.

2) ṛpṇa (कृपा�):�(ṇa�) 1. m. A sword, sacrificial knife. f. (ṇ�) Knife, shears, dagger.

: DDSA: Paia-sadda-mahannavo; a comprehensive Prakrit Hindi dictionary (S)

ṛpṇa (कृपण) in the Sanskrit language is related to the Prakrit words: ṇa, Kivṇa.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.

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Hindi dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kripana in Hindi glossary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

1) ṛpṇa (कृपण) [Also spelled krapan]:�(a) miser, stingy, parsimonious, niggardly; ~[t] stinginess, niggardliness, parsimoniousness.

2) ṛpṇa (कृपा�) [Also spelled karapan]:�(nm) a dagger, sword.

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Kannada-English dictionary

[«𱹾dzܲ Ա»] � Kripana in Kannada glossary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

ṛpṇa (ಕೃಪಣ):�

1) [adjective] pitiable; poor; helpless; wretched.

2) [adjective] void of judgement; not having reasoning or discretion.

3) [adjective] low; mean; vile.

4) [adjective] miserly; stingy.

5) [adjective] avaricious; greedy.

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ṛpṇa (ಕೃಪಣ):�

1) [noun] that which is humble.

2) [noun] a man having unworthy character or qualities; a mean fellow.

3) [noun] a greedy, stingy person who hoards money for its own sake, even at the expense of personal comfort; a miser.

4) [noun] a poor, indigent man.

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ṛpṇa (ಕೃಪಾ�):—[noun] a weapon for cutting and thrusting, consisting of a hilt with a cross-guard and a long straight or curved blade with a sharp point, which is also used on ceremonial occasions as a symbol of honour or authority; a sword.

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Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.

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