कृप — {kṛpa} m. N. of a man (described as a friend of Indra) RV. viii, 3, 12 and 4, 2##m. and ({ī}), f. N. of the son and daughter of the sage Śaradvat (who performed severe penance##the jealous Indra therefore sent a nymph to tempt him, but without success##however, twin sons were born to the sage in a clump of grass [{śara-stambe}], who were found by king Śāntanu and out of pity [{kṛpā}] taken home and reared##the daughter, Kṛipī, married Droṇa, and had by him a son called Aśvatthāman##the son, Kṛipa, became one of the council at Hastināpura, and is sometimes called Gautama, sometimes Śāradvata##according to Hariv. and VP., Kṛipa and Kṛipī were only distant descendants of Śaradvat##according to others, Kṛipa = Vyāsa or = a son of Kṛishṇa) MBh. &c##({ā}), f. s.v. below
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