Kripa

In the epics

Kripa appears in the Mahābhārata as a warrior: Supreme among wielders of weapons.

Source: Drimigo Scripture KG (CC BY 4.0). Many characters share a name across the epics — this is one notable figure who bore it, not a claim about the name's only meaning.

Traditional associations

In Hindu tradition, names are sometimes chosen by the baby's rashi (moon sign) or nakshatra (birth star). This is cultural tradition, not a rule.

• Rashi: Mithun
• Nakshatra: Punarvasu
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Names with a similar meaning

Names that share a word with “Grace, mercy, divine blessing”. Meanings are the common reading rather than a ruling — the same name is often glossed differently by different sources.

• Arham — Mercy, compassion
• Karuna — Compassion, mercy, kindness
• Krupa — Grace, mercy, compassion
• Kaarunya — Compassion, mercy
• Kripal — Compassionate, full of mercy and grace
• Kirpabai — Lady of grace and mercy

More girls' names of Sanskrit origin

• Raha — Rest, happiness, freedom
• Saanvi — Goddess Lakshmi, one who follows
• Aradhya — Worthy of worship
• Diya — Lamp, divine light
• Vamika — Goddess Parvati, another name for Durga
• Aadya — First, Goddess Durga

Other names under Mithun rashi

• Krish — Short form of Krishna, dark, attractive
• Yash — Success, glory, fame
• Kavya — Poem, lyric, literature
• Dev — God, divine being
• Jiya — Heart, sweetheart
• Divya — Divine, brilliant, beautiful

Traditional association, recorded because families use it when choosing — see all Mithun names.

Where this comes from

Kripa has no entry in the classical Sanskrit dictionary we check against, which is common for modern and non-Sanskrit names. Its meaning comes from our compiled name corpus, the least-sourced dataset on this site — we say so plainly on Sources & methodology rather than implying an authority we cannot name.