करुणा

See also: करण, कर्ण, कारण, and करणे

Hindi

करुणा • (karuṇā) f (Urdu spelling کرنا)

compassion, pity, kindness, mercy
महात्मा गाँधी प्रेम और करुणा के प्रतिरूप थे।
mahātmā gāndhī prem aur karuṇā ke pratirūp the.
Mahatma Gandhi was a model of love and compassion.

Declension of करुणा (fem ā-stem)

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करुणा • (karuṇā) f

Declension of करुणा (fem ā-stem)
direct singular	करुणा karuṇā
direct plural	करुणा karuṇā
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन
nominative प्रथमा	करुणा karuṇā	करुणा karuṇā
oblique सामान्यरूप	करुणे karuṇe	करुणां- karuṇān-
acc. / dative द्वितीया / चतुर्थी	करुणेला karuṇelā	करुणांना karuṇānnā
ergative	करुणेने, करुणेनं karuṇene, karuṇena	करुणांनी karuṇānnī
instrumental	करुणेशी karuṇeśī	करुणांशी karuṇānśī
locative सप्तमी	करुणेत karuṇet	करुणांत karuṇāt
vocative संबोधन	करुणे karuṇe	करुणांनो karuṇānno
Oblique Note: The oblique case precedes all postpositions. There is no space between the stem and the postposition. Locative Note: -त (-ta) is a postposition.

Genitive declension of करुणा (fem ā-stem)
	masculine object पुल्लिंगी कर्म		feminine object स्त्रीलिंगी कर्म		neuter object नपुसकलिंगी कर्म		oblique सामान्यरूप
	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	singular^* एकवचन	plural अनेकवचन	oblique सामान्यरूप
singular subject एकवचनी कर्ता	करुणेचा karuṇeċā	करुणेचे karuṇeċe	करुणेची karuṇecī	करुणेच्या karuṇecā	करुणेचे, करुणेचं karuṇeċe, karuṇeċa	करुणेची karuṇecī	करुणेच्या karuṇecā
plural subject अनेकवचनी कर्ता	करुणांचा karuṇānċā	करुणांचे karuṇānċe	करुणांची karuṇāñcī	करुणांच्या karuṇāncā	करुणांचे, करुणांचं karuṇānċe, karuṇānċa	करुणांची karuṇāñcī	करुणांच्या karuṇāñcā
^* Note: Word-final ए (e) in neuter words is alternatively written with the anusvara and pronounced as अ (a). Oblique Note: For most postpostions, the oblique genitive can be optionally inserted between the stem and the postposition.

Berntsen, Maxine (1982–1983) “करुणा”, in A Basic Marathi-English Dictionary, New Delhi: American Institute of Indian Studies

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करुणा • (karuṇā) stem, f

Feminine ā-stem declension of करुणा (karuṇā)
	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	करुणा karuṇā	करुणे karuṇe	करुणाः karuṇāḥ
Vocative	करुणे karuṇe	करुणे karuṇe	करुणाः karuṇāḥ
Accusative	करुणाम् karuṇām	करुणे karuṇe	करुणाः karuṇāḥ
Instrumental	करुणया / करुणा¹ karuṇayā / karuṇā¹	करुणाभ्याम् karuṇābhyām	करुणाभिः karuṇābhiḥ
Dative	करुणायै karuṇāyai	करुणाभ्याम् karuṇābhyām	करुणाभ्यः karuṇābhyaḥ
Ablative	करुणायाः / करुणायै² karuṇāyāḥ / karuṇāyai²	करुणाभ्याम् karuṇābhyām	करुणाभ्यः karuṇābhyaḥ
Genitive	करुणायाः / करुणायै² karuṇāyāḥ / karuṇāyai²	करुणयोः karuṇayoḥ	करुणानाम् karuṇānām
Locative	करुणायाम् karuṇāyām	करुणयोः karuṇayoḥ	करुणासु karuṇāsu
Notes	¹Vedic ²Brāhmaṇas

Pali: karuṇā
Prakrit: 𑀓𑀮𑀼𑀡𑀸 (kaluṇā)
- Southern:
  - Dhivehi: ކުލުނު (kulunu)
  - Sinhalese: කුලුණ (kuluṇa)

Borrowed terms

Monier Williams (1899) “करुणा”, in A Sanskrit–English Dictionary, […], new edition, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 255.
Turner, Ralph Lilley (1969–1985) “karuna”, in A Comparative Dictionary of the Indo-Aryan Languages, London: Oxford University Press, page 142