A shataka (Sanskrit: शतकम्, romanizedśatakam) 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

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The Sanskrit word śatakam means one hundred.[5]

Literature

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References

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  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.