Shataka

Short description: Genre of Sanskrit literature

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

1. ↑ Lienhard, Siegfried (1984) (in en). A History of Classical Poetry: Sanskrit, Pali, Prakrit. Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. pp. 88. ISBN 978-3-447-02425-9. https://books.google.com/books?id=E0aYeR67booC&pg=PA88.
2. ↑ Alphonso-Karkala, John B. (1971) (in en). An Anthology of Indian Literature. Penguin. pp. 463. ISBN 978-0-14-021248-8. https://books.google.com/books?id=KO5jAAAAMAAJ&q=śataka+hundred+Sanskrit.
3. ↑ Blackburn, Anne M. (2020-07-21) (in en). Buddhist Learning and Textual Practice in Eighteenth-Century Lankan Monastic Culture. Princeton University Press. pp. 56. ISBN 978-0-691-21587-7. https://books.google.com/books?id=Ll3sDwAAQBAJ&dq=sataka+hundred+verses+Sanskrit&pg=PA56.
4. ↑ (in en) Siva's Warriors: The Basava Purana of Palkuriki Somanatha. Princeton University Press. 2014-07-14. pp. 28. ISBN 978-1-4008-6090-6. https://books.google.com/books?id=5hwABAAAQBAJ&pg=PA28.
5. ↑ Vemsani, Lavanya (2018-07-26) (in en). Modern Hinduism in Text and Context. Bloomsbury Publishing. pp. 200. ISBN 978-1-350-04509-5. https://books.google.com/books?id=PjdfDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA200.
6. ↑ Śrīnivās, Śiṣṭlā (2007) (in en). The Body as Temple: Erotica from Telugu (2nd Century B.C. to 21st Century A.D.). Drusya Kala Deepika. pp. 144. https://books.google.com/books?id=zUJJAQAAIAAJ.
7. ↑ Rādhākr̥ṣṇaśarma, Callā (1973) (in en). The Ramayana in Telugu and Tamil: A Comparative Study. Lakshminarayana Granthamala. pp. 160. https://books.google.com/books?id=JgZkAAAAMAAJ.

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