Bhartṛhari
Sign in to saveBhartṛhari (Devanagari: ; Bhartrihari; fl. c. 5th century CE), was an Indian-Hindu linguistic philosopher and poet, known for his contributions to the fields of linguistics, grammar, and philosophy. He is believed to have been born in the 5th century in Ujjain, Malwa, India. He decided to live a monastic life and find a higher meaning but was unable to detach from worldly life. He lived as a yogi in Ujjain until his death.
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- Born
- 0570-01-01
- Died
- 0651-00-00
- Works
- 60
Top works
- The Nītiśataka, Śrīṅgāraśataka and Vairāgyaśataka of Bhartrihari
- The Śatakas of Bhartr̥ihari
- Vākyapadīyaṃ
- Nītisatakam
- Vairāgya çātaka ...
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Key facts
- Philosopher.birth_place
- Ujjain
- Philosopher.image
- Hindi_Manuscript_884_Wellcome_L0024558.jpg
- Philosopher.caption
- An image of Bhartrhari from an early 18th century Hindi-language manuscript
- Philosopher.era
- 5th century CE
- Philosopher.region
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Philosopher.main_interests
- Grammar, linguistics
- Philosopher.notable_works
- Vākyapadīya
- Philosopher.notable_ideas
- Sphota
- Philosopher.language
- Sanskrit
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Key dates
- Born
- 1 January 570
- Died
- 651
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Occupation
- grammarian
- Languages spoken
- Sanskrit
- Field of work
- philosophy
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Article
10 sectionsContents
- Life and background
- Philosophical contributions
- Works
- Vākyapadīya
- Mahābhāṣyatikā
- Śatakatraya
- Influence and legacy
- Further reading
- References
- External links
Bhartṛhari (Devanagari: ; Bhartrihari; fl. c. 5th century CE), was an Indian-Hindu linguistic philosopher and poet, known for his contributions to the fields of linguistics, grammar, and philosophy. He is believed to have been born in the 5th century in Ujjain, Malwa, India. He decided to live a monastic life and find a higher meaning but was unable to detach from worldly life. He lived as a yogi in Ujjain until his death.
He is best known for his works, the Vākyapadīya (a treatise on sentences and words), Mahābhāṣyatikā (a commentary on Patanjali's Mahabhashya), Vākyapadīyavṛtti (a commentary on Vākyapadīya kāṇḍas 1 and 2), Śabdadhātusamīkṣā, and the 300-verse collection Śatakatraya.