Compassion, pity, tender- ness; prāyaḥ sarvo bhavati karuṇāvṛttirārdrāṃ- tarātmā Me. 93; so sakaruṇa kind; aka- ruṇa unkind. Comp. ātman a. tender-hearted. ārdra a. tender- hearted, moved with pity, sensi- tive. nidhiḥ store of mercy. para, maya a. very kind. vimukha a. merciless, cruel; karuṇāvimukhena mṛtyunā R. 8. 67. svanaḥ dhvaniḥ a cry of distress, a pi- teous tone, wail.