Sumati Satakam
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According to many literary critics Sumati Satakam was reputedly composed by Baddena Bhupaludu (AD 1220-1280). He was also known as Bhadra Bhupala. He was a Chola prince and was a Vassal under the Kakatiya empress Rani Rudrama Devi during the thirteenth century. He was a pupil of Tikkana, the greatest writer in Telugu. If we assume that the Sumatee Satakam was indeed written by Baddena, it would rank as one of the earliest Satakams in Telugu along with Vrushadhipa Satakam of Palkuriki Somanatha and Sarveswara Satakam by Yathavakkula Annamayya. The Sumatee Satakam is also one of the earliest Telugu works to be translated in to European languages. C. P. Brown (1798-1884) rendered it in English in the 1840s.
Sumati Satakam has been extremely popular for a long time with parents and teachers who try to teach the right conduct and social values to young children. The language used is very simple. The poems have the musical quality of classical meters. Most of the words are simple Telugu. The use of Sanskrit words is very limited. There are hardly any words unfamiliar to modern readers. The poems do not look anything like the sophisticated compositions using the highly cultivated language of prabandhams. Since the Telugu used by the author is so close to what the common people used, the poems look surprisingly familiar to the users of the Telugu. The poems have an astonishing communication power. All the poems are in kanda padyam meter (Chandas). Being in short meter and being unconnected to each other the poems are easy to remember. Even if one does not remember the entire poem, it is commonplace to quote some gem like statements from the Satakam. Each generation of school children learns some of them during elementary and high schools.
Sumati Satakam has been extremely popular for a long time with parents and teachers who try to teach the right conduct and social values to young children. The language used is very simple. The poems have the musical quality of classical meters. Most of the words are simple Telugu. The use of Sanskrit words is very limited. There are hardly any words unfamiliar to modern readers. The poems do not look anything like the sophisticated compositions using the highly cultivated language of prabandhams. Since the Telugu used by the author is so close to what the common people used, the poems look surprisingly familiar to the users of the Telugu. The poems have an astonishing communication power. All the poems are in kanda padyam meter (Chandas). Being in short meter and being unconnected to each other the poems are easy to remember. Even if one does not remember the entire poem, it is commonplace to quote some gem like statements from the Satakam. Each generation of school children learns some of them during elementary and high schools.
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Its very good for children of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu people.
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If there is no option to share poems,why d app is?USELESS
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They are in a very good description.
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Shatkaalu Anni kalipi oke app ga unte baguntudi.
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Full meaning of each Telugu word brings life and beauty to the setakam.
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Thanx for bringing such a good app.
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I mist thank the maker for sharing such a very good app. This is really worth a million.
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I like these two poems very much. It contains lot of meaning. అక్కరకు రాని చుట్టము మ్రొక్కిన వరమీని వేల్పు మోహరమునఁదా నెక్కినఁ బారని గుర్రము గ్రక్కున విడువంగ వలయుఁ గదరా సుమతీ! తాత్పర్యం:అవసరమునకు పనికిరాని చుట్టమును, నమస్కరించి వేడిననూ కోరిక నెరవేర్చని భగవంతుని, యుద్ధ సమయమున ఎక్కినప్పుడు ముందుకు పరిగెత్తని గుర్రమును వెంటనే విడిచిపెట్టవలయును. అప్పుగొని సేయు విభవము ముప్పునఁ బ్రాయంపుటాలు మూర్ఖుని తపమున్‌ దప్పురయని నృపురాజ్యము దెప్పరమై మీఁదఁ గీడు దెచ్చుర సుమతీ! తాత్పర్యం:రుణము తెచ్చుకొని అనుభవించు సౌఖ్యము, ముసలితనంలో పడుచు భార్య, తప్పులను కనిపెట్టని రాజు రాజ్యము సహింపరానివి. చివరకు హాని కలిగించేవి.
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Padhyam tho patu bhavam kuda unte enka bagundedi
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Its very good for children of Andhra Pradesh and Telugu people.
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Nice application.
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Satakam
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Cudve been better if there were translations!
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Awesome app!
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Very useful after all these years I again wanted to remind these poems and here I am very good app. Jai Telugu
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Telugu ni kapaadudham Very useful after all these years I again wanted to remind these poems and here I am very good app. Jai Telugu
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good man good work
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Satakam
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After a long time i remembered my childhood days I like these two poems very much. It contains lot of meaning. అక్కరకు రాని చుట్టము మ్రొక్కిన వరమీని వేల్పు మోహరమునఁదా నెక్కినఁ బారని గుర్రము గ్రక్కున విడువంగ వలయుఁ గదరా సుమతీ! తాత్పర్యం:అవసరమునకు పనికిరాని చుట్టమును, నమస్కరించి వేడిననూ కోరిక నెరవేర్చని భగవంతుని, యుద్ధ సమయమున ఎక్కినప్పుడు ముందుకు పరిగెత్తని గుర్రమును వెంటనే విడిచిపెట్టవలయును. అప్పుగొని సేయు విభవము ముప్పునఁ బ్రాయంపుటాలు మూర్ఖుని తపమున్‌ దప్పురయని నృపురాజ్యము దెప్పరమై మీఁదఁ గీడు దెచ్చుర సుమతీ! తాత్పర్యం:రుణము తెచ్చుకొని అనుభవించు సౌఖ్యము, ముసలితనంలో పడుచు భార్య, తప్పులను కనిపెట్టని రాజు రాజ్యము సహింపరానివి. చివరకు హాని కలిగించేవి.
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Remembring the old days while reading this Awesome app!
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