karuṇāyati : [deno. from karuṇā] feels pity for.

A.P. Buddhadatta Mahathera, Concise Pali-English and English-Pali Dictionary [available as digital version from Metta Net, Sri Lanka]

Karuṇāyati [v. den. fr. karuṇā; cp. BSk. karuṇāyati Divy 105] to feel pity for, to have compassion on Sn 1065 (˚āyamāna; expl. by Nd2 as anuddayamāno anurakkh˚ anuggaṇh˚ anukamp˚); Vbh 273; Vism 314. Der. ˚āyanā compassionateness Vbh 87=273 (and ˚āyitattaŋ ibid.).

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