Shataka Explained

A shataka 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

Notes and References

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