Pāli Dictionary

anukampā

anuprefixkamprootāsuffix

Part of speech

noun · feminine

Root

kamp1shake; tremble

Synonyms

dayā

ethics

  • compassion; pity; mercy; kindness (towards someone)

  • AN 5.162

    so tasmiṃ purise kāruññaṃ'y'eva upaṭṭhāpeyya, anuddayaṃ'y'eva upaṭṭhāpeyya, anukampaṃ'y'eva upaṭṭhāpeyya, aho vat'āyaṃ puriso labheyya sappāyāni bhojanāni, labheyya sappāyāni bhesajjāni, labheyya patirūpaṃ upaṭṭhākaṃ, labheyya gām'antanāyakaṃ!

  • AN 5.73

    yaṃ kho, bhikkhu, satthārā karaṇīyaṃ sāvakānaṃ hit'esinā anukampakena anukampaṃ upādāya, kataṃ vo taṃ mayā.

anukampanta

anuprefixkamprootntasuffix

via inflected form anukampa · vocative singular

Part of speech

adjective

Root

kamp1shake; tremble

mind

  • having compassion; pitying; caring for

  • AN 5.38

    ye te, bhikkhave, loke santo sappurisā te saddhaññ'eva paṭhamaṃ anukampantā anukampan'ti, no tathā assaddhaṃ, saddhaññ'eva paṭhamaṃ upasaṅkamantā upasaṅkamanti, no tathā assaddhaṃ

  • Pv 32

    tassa me sahāyo suhadayo, saddho āsi upāsako, so'pi maṃ anukampanto, nivāresi punappunaṃ.

anukampati

approximate

anuprefixkamproot

via inflected form anukampa · 2nd person·imperative singular

Part of speech

verb

Root

kamp1shake; tremble

ethics

  • cares for; takes pity on; has compassion for; sympathizes with

  • MN 85

    pacchimaṃ janataṃ tathāgato anukampatī'ti.

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