Satakam, Śatakam, Sātakam: 2 definitions
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Satakam means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, Tamil. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Hinduism
Kavya (poetry)
Source: DSpace at Pondicherry: Siddha Cult in Tamilnadu (kavya)The Satakam is a type of poem which contains more than 100 verses each, generally in the very long viruttam metre, with a reference to some local deity in the second half of the last line, and containing in the other lines observations of life and living. They have had immense popularity till the first quarter of the 20th century. These works helped to keep alive many social traditions and conventions in the minds of successive generations, because a memorization of at least half a dozen satakams was considered necessary for a beginner in literature.
Kavya (काव्य, kavya) refers to Sanskrit poetry, a popular ancient Indian tradition of literature. There have been many Sanskrit poets over the ages, hailing from ancient India and beyond. This topic includes mahakavya, or ‘epic poetry’ and natya, or ‘dramatic poetry’.
Languages of India and abroad
Tamil dictionary
Source: DDSA: University of Madras: Tamil LexiconŚatakam (ஶதகம்) noun < śataka. A poem of 100 stanzas. See சதகம் [sathagam], 1.
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Sātakam (ஸாதகம்) noun < sādhaka. See சாதகம்². [sathagam².] பெருமாள்திருமேனிக்கு ஸாதகமில்லை யென்று [perumalthirumenikku sathagamillai yenru] (கோயிலொழுகு [koyilozhugu] 22).
Tamil is an ancient language of India from the Dravidian family spoken by roughly 250 million people mainly in southern India and Sri Lanka.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Full-text (+30): Sadagam, Idaikkadar, Catakaputam, Cenmapattirikai, Captakam, Milalaiccatakam, Captakaparayanam, Jatakam, Catakankani, Manakkutaiyar, Aviltam, Keruvam, Pantimantalam, Vinaravinan, Ulatu, Elita, Kongumandala, Tamattar, Catakampannu, Naccar.
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