Kripacarya, ṛp峦ⲹ: 6 definitions
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The Sanskrit term ṛp峦ⲹ can be transliterated into English as Krpacarya or Kripacarya, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).
Alternative spellings of this word include Kripacharya.
In Hinduism
Vaishnavism (Vaishava dharma)
: ISKCON Press: Glossaryṛp峦ⲹ (कृपाचार्�).—The son of Śaradvān. He was a brāhmaṇa by birth, but was inclined to the duties of a kṣatriya. He learned the Dhanur Veda from his father, and taught the sons of Dhṛtarāṣṭra and the sons of Pāṇḍu what he had learned from his father. Due to politics he took the side of Duryodhana during the battle of Kurukṣetra. He later became the teacher of Mahārāja Parīkṣit.
: Pure Bhakti: Brhad Bhagavatamrtamṛp峦ⲹ (कृपाचार्�) refers to:—The spiritual master of the Kuru dynasty. (cf. Glossary page from Śrī Bṛhad-bhāgavatāmṛta).

Vaishnava (वैष्णव, vaiṣṇava) or vaishnavism (vaiṣṇavism) represents a tradition of Hinduism worshipping Vishnu as the supreme Lord. Similar to the Shaktism and Shaivism traditions, Vaishnavism also developed as an individual movement, famous for its exposition of the dashavatara (‘ten avatars of Vishnu�).
General definition (in Hinduism)
: WikiPedia: HinduismKripācārya (क्रिपाचार्�): Aswathama's uncle who advocated a combined assault on Arjuna in battle as against Karna's boast that he could take him on single-handed.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Aufrecht Catalogus Catalogorumṛp峦ⲹ (कृपाचार्�) as mentioned in Aufrecht’s Catalogus Catalogorum:—successor of Gopālācārya, predecessor of Devācārya, Nimbārka school. Bhr. p. 212.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionaryṛp峦ⲹ (कृपाचार्�):—[from kṛpa > kṛp] m. Name of Gautama, [Demetrius Galanos’s Lexiko: sanskritikes, anglikes, hellenikes]
[Sanskrit to German]
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.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text: Kripi, Supratardana, Devacarya, Kautaman, Gopala acarya, Yudhamanyu, Kripa, Ugrasena, Cekitana, Barbarika, Gaya, Shurasena.
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Bhagavad-gita (with Vaishnava commentaries) (by Narayana Gosvami)
Verses 1.8-9 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verses 1.37-38 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Verses 1.4-6 < [Chapter 1 - Sainya-Darśana (Observing the Armies)]
Puranic encyclopaedia (by Vettam Mani)
Bhakti-rasamrta-sindhu (by Śrīla Rūpa Gosvāmī)
Verse 3.2.59 < [Part 2 - Affection and Service (dāsya-rasa)]
Tiruvaymoli (Thiruvaimozhi): English translation (by S. Satyamurthi Ayyangar)
Pasuram 3.2.3 < [Section 2 - Second Tiruvaymoli (Munnir nalam)]
Bhishma Charitra (by Kartik Pandya)
Canto 15 - Description of Mahābhārata war
Canto 13 - Description of the Cause of Broil Between Pāṇḍavas and Kauravas
Brihad Bhagavatamrita (commentary) (by Śrī Śrīmad Bhaktivedānta Nārāyana Gosvāmī Mahārāja)
Verse 2.1.26 < [Chapter 1 - Vairāgya (renunciation)]