Sarvajna
Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher
Sarvajña | |
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Statue At Kudalasangama | |
Born | Early 16th century Abalur, Hirekerur Taluk, Haveri District |
Died | Masur, Rattihalli Taluk, Haveri District |
Occupation | Poet, Pragmatist, Philosopher, Monk |
Sarvajña was a Kannada poet, pragmatist and philosopher of the 16th century. The word "Sarvajna" in Sanskrit literally means "the all knowing". His father was Kumbara Malla and his mother was Mallaladevi. His birth anniversary is celebrated on February 20 every year. He belongs to the caste of Kumbara. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems called tripadi (written in the native three-line verse metre, "with three padas, a form of Vachana"). He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation.[1]
Early life
The period of Sarvajña's life[2] has not been determined accurately, and very little is known about his personal life.
See also
- Thiruvalluvar
- Vemana
- Sarvajna and Tiruvalluvar statue installation
References
- Sources
- Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology By K. Ayyappapanicker, Sahitya Akademi
- Gandham Appa Rao, Vemana and Sarvajña, Progressive Literature (1982).
- Anthology of Sarvajna's sayings, Kannada Sahitya Parishat (1978).
- K. B Prabhu Prasad, Sarvajna, Sahitya Akademi (1987), reprint 1994 ISBN 81-7201-404-X.
- Notes
External links
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- Sarvajna's vachana in Kannada
- Sarvagna's Tripadi with translation, transliteration and explanation
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