Save Gender Feminine & Masculine Usage Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Assamese, Telugu Scripts करुणा(Hindi, Marathi) করুণা(Bengali) কৰুণা(Assamese) కరుణ(Telugu) Meaning & History From Sanskrit करुणा (karuṇā) meaning "compassion, mercy". Related Names Rootkaruṇā Categories kindness, mercy, virtues