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A shataka () is a genre of
Sanskrit literature Sanskrit literature is a broad term for all literature composed in Sanskrit. This includes texts composed in the earliest attested descendant of the Proto-Indo-Aryan language known as Vedic Sanskrit, texts in Classical Sanskrit as well as some ...
. It comprises works that contain one hundred verses. It is also a popular genre of
Telugu literature Telugu literature includes poetry, short stories, novels, plays, and other works composed in Telugu. There is some indication that Telugu literature dates at least to the middle of the first millennium. The earliest extant works are from the ...
.


Etymology

The
Sanskrit Sanskrit (; stem form ; nominal singular , ,) is a classical language belonging to the Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan branch of the Indo-European languages. It arose in northwest South Asia after its predecessor languages had Trans-cultural ...
word ''śatakam'' means one hundred.


Literature

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Dayashataka The ''Dayashataka'' () is a Sanskrit hymn composed by the Hindu philosopher Vedanta Desika. Comprising one hundred verses in ten decads, the hymn was written in praise of Venkateshvara, a form of Vishnu who is the principal deity of the Venkate ...
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Vedanta Desika Vedanta Desika (1268–1369), also rendered Vedanta Desikan, Swami Vedanta Desika, and Thoopul Nigamantha Desikan, was an Indian polymath who wrote philosophical as well as religious and poetical works in several languages, including Sanskrit ...
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Andhra Nayaka Satakam Andhra Vishnu, better known as Srikakula Andhra Mahavishnu statue, was set up in Andhra in a pre-existing older temple. The previous deistic form worshiped in the temple is unknown. Āndhra Vishnu temple The deity of the temple is known as ...
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Kasula Purushottama Kavi Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (). His parents were Kasula Appalaraju and Ramanamma. He hailed from the Diviseema area of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ...
*Dasarathi Satakam by
Kancherla Gopanna Kancharla Gopanna () ( – 1688), popularly known as Bhakta Ramadasu or Bhadrachala Ramadasu (), was a 17th-century devotee of the Hindu god Rama, a saint-poet and a composer of Carnatic music. He is a famous ''Vaggeyakara'' (classical compo ...
(Ramadasu) *Subhashita Trisati (three sets of hundred) by Bhatruthahari * Vrushadhipa Satakam by Paalkuriki Somanna * Vyaja Ninda by
Kasula Purushottama Kavi Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (). His parents were Kasula Appalaraju and Ramanamma. He hailed from the Diviseema area of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ...
* Hamsaladeevi Gopala Satakam by
Kasula Purushottama Kavi Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (). His parents were Kasula Appalaraju and Ramanamma. He hailed from the Diviseema area of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ...
* Manasa bodha Satakam by
Kasula Purushottama Kavi Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (). His parents were Kasula Appalaraju and Ramanamma. He hailed from the Diviseema area of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ...
* Bhakta Kalpadruma Satakam by
Kasula Purushottama Kavi Kasula Purushottama Kavi was a Telugu poet who lived during the late 18th century (). His parents were Kasula Appalaraju and Ramanamma. He hailed from the Diviseema area of Krishna District, Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: ...
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Sumathi Satakam Sumati Satakam ( Telugu: సుమతీ శతకము) is one of the most famous Telugu Satakams. It is a neeti (moral) Satakam. Sataka Karta (Sataka Creator) Sumati Satakam is composed of more than a 100 poems (padyalu). According to man ...
by Baddena Bhupaludu


References

Sanskrit words and phrases Sanskrit poetry Sanskrit literature {{DEFAULTSORT:Shataka