DVG' s "Manku thimmana Kagga" is written in Kannada, the languge spoken in Karnataka, India.
D.V.G's Wisdom is encapsulated in the form of verse of just four lines and each of the verses are independent of the other. In order to understand DVG's Manku Thimma, it is not necessary to read the compendium of the whole verse. Each of the quartet contain wisdom about various aspects of life, independently - the marvel is that DVG could express a pearl of wisdom in just four simple lines which rhymed so well, especially the second letter of each line having the variation of the same alphabet.
This is a novice attempt to translate a few quartet and the wisdom contained in DVG's epic- containing 945 verses titled "Manku thimmana Kagga". It is indeed difficult to give the format of a quartet and the rhyme used by DVG in his Epic, in this translation. The attempt is to bring the essence of the wisdom contained in the quartet
DVG uses Manku Thimma as a person to whom wisdom is parted and Manku thimma in a sense menas an Ignorant Thimma - 'Thimma' is similar to a common name Johnny)-.
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