Sarvajña (
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
: ) was a
Kannada
Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...
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
Tripadi (Kannada, lit. ''tri'': three, ''pad'' or "adi": feet) is a native metre in the Kannada language dating back to c. 700 CE.
Definition
The ''tripadi'' consists of three lines, each differing from the others in the number of feet and mora ...
'' (written in the native three-line verse metre, "with three
padas, a form of ''
Vachana''"). He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation.
Early life
The period of Sarvajña's life
has not been determined accurately, and very little is known about his personal life.
See also
*
Thiruvalluvar
Thiruvalluvar (Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்), commonly known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the ''Tirukkuṟaḷ'', a collection of couplets on ethics, political and ...
*
Vemana
Vemana, popularly known as Yogi Vemana, was an Indian philosopher and poet in the Telugu language. His poems are known for their use of simple language and native idioms. They discuss the subjects of yoga, wisdom and morality.
Early life and ...
*
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 .
;Notes
External links
* http://www.kalagnanam.in/vira-vasantaraya/
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