Sūktimuktāvalī (by Harihara)
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Introduction and authorship:
About the author:
Harihara (हरिहर) (16th century) is the compiler of the Sūktimuktāvalī. The author calls himself a son of Lakshmi and Raghava in the verse 12.74 of his Suktimuktavali. His younger brother was Shri Nilakantha. Raghava was the son of Hrishikesha (of the respectable family of Divakara) and Lakshmi was the daughter of a renowned Maithila scholar. He was a resident of the village of Bittho, which he and his brother, in the course of time, changed into an important seat of learning.
Book topics:
Subhāṣita (सुभाषित, subhashita) refers to Sanskrit metrical aphorisms. Compilations of this kind of literature usually goes by the name subhāṣitasaṃgraha.
Book editions:
This book has the following editions. The lists are categorised by ‘print editions’, some of which you can buy, and ‘digital links’, most of which you can download for free. The language of the referenced work is indicated in [brackets].
Digital links (online resources):
[sanskrit]
Sūktimuktāvalī, by Pandit Ramanatha Jha, year: 1949; With a foreword by Dr. Amaranatha Jha
Print publications:
[sanskrit]
Sūktimuktāvalī of Harihara, by Patna Jhā, year: 1949; Śrī Hariharasubhāṣita; Edition by R. Jha. Patna 1949
Hariharasubhāṣita of Harihara, year: 1905; Published in KM 86
Translated verses from this book:
Most of the following verses are English translations of the Suktimuktavali. These are primarily taken from the Mahāsubhāṣitasaṃgraha, a compendium of Sanskrit metrical aphorisms (subhāṣita) collected from various sources. More translations will be added over time, and the latest addition will be shown first here.
2017-05-14, Sūktimuktāvalī 11.33, English translation by A. A. Ramanathan.2017-04-23, Sūktimuktāvalī 4.2, English translation by A. A. Ramanathan.
About Sanskrit
Sanskrit is the oldest living language and bears testimony to the intellectual past of ancient India. Three major religions (Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism) share this language, which is used for many of their holy books. Besides religious manuscripts, much of India’s ancient culture has been preserved in Sanskrit, covering topics such as Architecture, Music, Botany, Surgery, Ethics, Philosophy, Dance and much more.