Vṛṣādhipa Śatakam
poem by Pālkuriki Sōmanātha
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The Vr̥ṣādhīpa śataka is a poem by Pālakuriki Somanātha, a 13th-century Telugu poet. This work is notable for being likely the first in the śataka genre, which consists of "centuries" of verses. The poem is written in multiple languages, including Tamil, Kannada, Marathi, Sanskrit, and Telugu.1
The śataka genre became particularly popular in Telugu literature and was also adopted in other languages.1
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