Shataka

A shataka (Sanskrit: शतकम्, romanized: śatakam) is a genre of Sanskrit literature.^[1] It comprises works that contain one hundred verses.^[2]^[3] It is also a popular genre of Telugu literature.^[4]

Etymology

The Sanskrit word śatakam means one hundred.^[5]

Literature

Dayashataka by Vedanta Desika
Andhra Nayaka Satakam by Kasula Purushottama Kavi^[6]
Dasarathi Satakam by Kancherla Gopanna (Ramadasu) ^[7]
Subhashita Trisati (three sets of hundred) by Bhatruthahari
Vrushadhipa Satakam by Paalkuriki Somanna
Vyaja Ninda by Kasula Purushottama Kavi
Hamsaladeevi Gopala Satakam by Kasula Purushottama Kavi
Manasa bodha Satakam by Kasula Purushottama Kavi
Bhakta Kalpadruma Satakam by Kasula Purushottama Kavi
Sumathi Satakam by Baddena Bhupaludu

References

^ Lienhard, Siegfried (1984). A History of Classical Poetry: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-447-02425-9.
^ Alphonso-Karkala, John B. (1971). An Anthology of Indian Literature. Penguin. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-14-021248-8.
^ Blackburn, Anne M. (2020-07-21). Buddhist Learning and Textual Practice in Eighteenth-Century Lankan Monastic Culture. Princeton University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-21587-7.
^ Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha. Princeton University Press. 2014-07-14. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4008-6090-6.
^ Vemsani, Lavanya (2018-07-26). Modern Hinduism in Text and Context. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-350-04509-5.
^ Śrīnivās, Śiṣṭlā (2007). The Body as Temple: Erotica from Telugu (2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D.). Drusya Kala Deepika. p. 144.
^ Rādhākr̥ṣṇaśarma, Callā (1973). The Ramayana in Telugu and Tamil: A Comparative Study. Lakshminarayana Granthamala. p. 160.

[1] Lienhard, Siegfried (1984). A History of Classical Poetry: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. p. 88. ISBN 978-3-447-02425-9.

[2] Alphonso-Karkala, John B. (1971). An Anthology of Indian Literature. Penguin. p. 463. ISBN 978-0-14-021248-8.

[3] Blackburn, Anne M. (2020-07-21). Buddhist Learning and Textual Practice in Eighteenth-Century Lankan Monastic Culture. Princeton University Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-21587-7.

[4] Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha. Princeton University Press. 2014-07-14. p. 28. ISBN 978-1-4008-6090-6.

[5] Vemsani, Lavanya (2018-07-26). Modern Hinduism in Text and Context. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-350-04509-5.

[6] Śrīnivās, Śiṣṭlā (2007). The Body as Temple: Erotica from Telugu (2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D.). Drusya Kala Deepika. p. 144.

[7] Rādhākr̥ṣṇaśarma, Callā (1973). The Ramayana in Telugu and Tamil: A Comparative Study. Lakshminarayana Granthamala. p. 160.