Kripavati, Kṛpāvatī: 2 definitions

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Kripavati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit. 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 term Kṛpāvatī can be transliterated into English as Krpavati or Kripavati, using the IAST transliteration scheme (?).

In Hinduism

Kavya (poetry)

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Source: Wisdomlib Libary: Kathā

Kṛpāvatī (कृपावती) is the name of a pupil of Viśvabhūti, who informed king Malayavāhana during his search for Udayasundarī, that Tārāvalī had gone to the garden to pluck flowers, according to the seventh Ucchvāsa of the Udayasundarīkathā.

The Udayasundarīkathā is a Sanskrit epic tale written by Soḍḍhala in the early 11th century, revolving around the Nāga princess Udayasundarī and Malayavāhana (king of Pratiṣṭhāna).

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Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.

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Languages of India and abroad

Kannada-English dictionary

[«previous next»] — Kripavati in Kannada glossary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpus

Kṛpāvati (ಕೃಪಾವತಿ):—[noun] a compassionate, merciful woman.

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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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