Krp meaning “to lament” “to grieve” also becomes krpa meaning “grace” “compassion” “mercy” and from this we get kirpan. The kirpan is a religious dagger, one of five articles of faith worn at all times by sikhs. Its meant to be worn to defend the rights of those who are oppressed and so although it is a weapon its purpose is to express “mercy” “grace” “compassion” as expressed by the Sanskrit krpa meaning “mercy”.
We also have krpana meaning “sword” and krpani meaning “shears” in Europe this is related to the word harvest. Originally a “harvest” was carried out by the use of a swordlike scythe which would “harvest” the crops such as wheat. Krpana is seen in the Indo/european root kerp meaning “to gather” “to pluck” “to harvest”, it becomes the Latin carpere meaning “to cut” “to divide” “to pluck” and the Lithuanian kerpu meaning “to cut”. In Europe the “P” has a tendency to become an “F” and so kerp and carp become herf and harf as seen in the Dutch herfst meaning “harvest” and eventually we get harvest whose ultimate source is the Sanskrit karpana meaning “sword”.
Krpana meaning “shears” becomes the Latin carpere meaning “to pluck” and this then becomes carpet which is made up of fabric which has been “plucked” “sheared”. Krpana and carpere also produce carp meaning one who “carps on” “complains” “finds fault” “plucks” and also the word excerpt meaning “to choose” “to pick” “to pluck out”.
“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.” ~ Lao Tzu
