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Hīna-dīna-kānīnānayajanānugrāhāktvaṁ kāruṇyaṁ |
That is - To be kind to the poor and the miserable, to the backward and the blind is kindness.
- Tattvärthavṛtti, śruta 7-11.
Roga-śoka-daridrādyaiḥ pīḍitā ye'tra jantavaḥ |
Teṣām duḥkhaprahāṇecchā kāruṇyaṁ kriyatāmiti |||
Dharmasangraha, śrā 10-104.
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That is - The desire to mitigate the troubles of those suffering from sickness, grief, poverty, etc., is kindness.
Janmammoghau karmaṇā bhrāmyamāṇe jivagrame duḥkhite'nekabhede | Cittardratvaṁ yadvidhate mahātmā tatkärunyam darśyate darśniyaiḥ |||
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That is - The gentle call the activities of the great men aimed at mitigating the troubles of the creatures that transmigrate the worldly cycles and suffer variously.
Dainya-śokasamuttrāse rogapīḍārditātmasu | Vadha-bandhanaruddheṣu yācamāneṣu jīvitam || Kṣuttrṭśramāmibhūteṣuśītādyairdhyadhiteṣu ca \
Aviruddheșu nistriṁśairyātyamāneṣu nirdayaṁ || Maraṇārteşu jiveṣu yatpratikāravāñchayā | Anugrahamatiḥ seyam karuneti prakīrtitā ||
- Amitagati Śrāvakācāra, 2.81.
Jñānārṇava, 27.8-10. That is, - Kindness is the mental disposition to help and mitigate the troubles of those who, owing to poverty, grief and fear, suffer from disease, pain, etc.,; who have been tied down or captured for slaughter and beg for their lives; who have been overwhelmed by hunger, thirst and overwork and are tormented by heat and cold; and those who are defenseless and are threatened by the cruel and are subjected to cruelties.
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