Sarvajna

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Sarvajna was a medieval Kannada poet-philosopher famed for his pithy, aphoristic tripadi (three-line) verses that comment on ethics, society, and everyday life.

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Sarvajna canonical 2
ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Kannada poet
medieval poet
philosopher
poet
associatedWith vachana tradition
countryOfCitizenship India
culture Kannada literature
ethnicGroup Kannada people
fieldOfWork ethics
literature
philosophy
social commentary
floruit 16th century
genre aphorism
didactic poetry
ethical poetry
hasCanonicalName Sarvajna
hasPart Sarvajna Vachanas
influenced Kannada moral literature
later Kannada poets
knownFor commentary on everyday life
pithy aphoristic verses
social criticism
three-line tripadi form
languageOfWorkOrName Kannada
literaryForm tripadi
movement Bhakti movement
nameInNativeLanguage ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ
linked to: Sarvajna
notableWork tripadi verses
occupation philosopher
poet
placeOfActivity Karnataka
region South India
religion Hinduism
style concise expression
proverb-like sayings
theme ethics
everyday life
practical wisdom
religious hypocrisy
social inequality
workLocation Karnataka

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Sarvajna hasCanonicalName Sarvajna
Sarvajna nameInNativeLanguage ಸರ್ವಜ್ಞ
linked to: Sarvajna