Anukampa
Anukampa (अनुकम्पा) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Compassion; the sympathetic heart”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Anukampa (अनुकम्पा) is a Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Compassion; the sympathetic heart”. Find pronunciation, origin, deity association, popularity and similar Hindu baby names.
Anukampa (अनुकम्पा, IAST: anukampā) is an Sanskrit-origin Hindu girl-name meaning “Compassion; the sympathetic heart”. The Sanskrit word for compassion — feeling-with the suffering of others.
Meaning, etymology & significance
Anukampa (अनुकम्पा) is the Sanskrit word for compassion — literally "vibrating-along-with" (anu-kamp), feeling-with the suffering of another. The word is one of the central virtue-terms of Hindu ethical tradition.
In the Bhagavad Gita 10.11 Krishna describes himself as acting "out of anukampā" toward the bhaktas — destroying their ignorance with the lamp of wisdom. The word therefore carries devotional as well as ethical weight.
A daughter named Anukampa is named with this compassionate quality as her keynote.
Pronunciation: a-nu-KAM-paa. Pair with classical surnames.
Astrology — nakshatra & rashi
By the standard Vedic correspondence between the first syllable of a name and the lunar mansion (nakshatra), Anukampa aligns with the Krittika nakshatra, under the Mesha rashi (Moon sign).
Similar names
Hindu names with a similar feel or meaning include: Karuna, Daya, Aaradhya. Each is a distinct choice with its own etymology — explore them on their own pages for fuller context.