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Source: archive.org: Shiva Purana - English Translation

Sakaruṇa (सकरुण) refers to “one who is sympathetic” and is used to describe Sage Nārada, according to the Śivapurāṇa 2.3.8.—Accordingly, as Himavat said to Sage Nārada:—“O sage Nārada, of good knowledge, O lord, foremost among the sons of Brahmā, you are omniscient. You are sympathetic [i.e., sakaruṇa]. You are engaged in rendering help to others. Please read the horoscope of my daughter and tell me about her good and bad fortune. Whose beloved wife will my fortunate daughter be?”.

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The Purana (पुराण, purāṇas) 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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Marathi-English dictionary

Source: DDSA: The Molesworth Marathi and English Dictionary

sakaruṇa (सकरुण).—a S Compassionate, pitiful, tenderhearted.

Source: DDSA: The Aryabhusan school dictionary, Marathi-English

sakaruṇa (सकरुण).—a Compassionate, pitiful, tender- hearted.

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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.

Sanskrit dictionary

Source: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionary

Sakaruṇa (सकरुण).—a. Tender, compassionate, merciful.

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

Sakaruṇa (सकरुण).—mfn.

(-ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) Tender, compassionate. E. sa with, karuṇa compassion.

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sakaruṇa (सकरुण).—adj. compassionate, [Bhāgavata-Purāṇa, (ed. Burnouf.)] 1, 13, 12.

Sakaruṇa is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms sa and karuṇa (करुण).

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sakaruṇa (सकरुण).—[adjective] querulous, whining, pitiful, compassionate; [neuter] [adverb]

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

1) Sakaruṇa (सकरुण):—[=sa-karuṇa] [from sa > sa-kaṅkaṭa] mfn. lamentable, pitiable, piteous, full of pity (am ind. ‘piteously’), [Mṛcchakaṭikā; Ratnāvalī; Hitopadeśa]

2) [v.s. ...] tender, compassionate (am ind. ‘compassionately’), [Śakuntalā; Bhāgavata-purāṇa]

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Yates Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Sakaruṇa (सकरुण):—[sa-karuṇa] (ṇaḥ-ṇā-ṇaṃ) a. Compassionate.

[Sanskrit to German]

Sakaruna in German

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

Hindi dictionary

Source: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionary

Sakarūṇa (सकरूण):—(a) pitiful, compassionate.

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See also (Relevant definitions)

Partial matches: Karuna, Sha, Ca.

Starts with: Sakarunam.

Ends with: Girishakaruna.

Full-text: Sakarunam, Karuna.

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