Sūktimuktāvalī (1257 A.D., by Bhagadatta Jalhaṇa)

Index

1. Introduction and authorship
2. Book editions
3. Translated verses
4. About Sanskrit

Introduction and authorship:

The Sūktimuktāvalī (सूक्तिमुक्तावली, suktimuktavali) is a Sanskrit book compiled by Bhagadatta Jalhaṇa in 1257 A.D.: A Sanskrit anthology containing general information on poets and poetry and several ethical verses on subjects such as happiness, charity, fate, wickedness etc. There are two versions of the Sūktimuktāvalī, a small and a large one.

About the author:

Bhagadatta Jalhaṇa (भगदत्त जल्हण, bhagadatta jalhana) (13th century) is the compiler of the Sūktimuktāvalī. He was also known as Jahlaṇa.

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]
The Sūktimuktāvalī of Bhagadatta Jahnaṇa, by Embar Krishnamacharya, year: 1938, pages: 630; publisher: Oriental Institute Baroda; Edited with an introduction in Sanskrit

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.

2017-04-23, Sūktimuktāvalī 199.9, English translation by A. A. Ramanathan.
2017-04-23, Sūktimuktāvalī 185.58, 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.