kṛ́pa m. N. of a man (described as a friend of Indra), [RV. viii, 3, 12] and [4, 2]
kṛ́pa mf(I). 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, Kṛpī, married Droṇa, and had by him a son called Aśvatthāman; the son, Kṛpa, became one of the council at Hastināpura, and is sometimes called Gautama, sometimes Śāradvata; according to [Hariv.] & [VP.], Kṛpa and Kṛpī were only distant descendants of Śaradvat; according to others, Kṛpa = Vyāsa or = a son of Kṛṣṇa), [MBh.] &c.