Sakala-nīti-sammatamu
| Author | Madiki Singana |
|---|---|
| Original title | సకలనీతిసమ్మతము |
| Language | Telugu |
| Subject | Moral |
| Publisher | Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi, Hyderabad. |
Publication date | 1923, 1979 |
| Publication place | India |
| Pages | 169 |
Sakala-nīti-sammatamu (Template:Te) is an anthology of Telugu poems by Madiki Singana.[1] It is about nīti or morals in the society of Telugu country. The poet belongs to Kakatiya dynasty of 12th-14th century A.D.
Madiki Singana, the compiler was a poet appropriately calls his book Niti-sammatamu means nīti acceptable to everyone.
Composition
The work is a compilation of some 982 selections from 17 distinct nīti texts by known authors. The authors included Rudradeva I (Nītisāramu), Sivadevayya (Purushārthasāramu), Ganapatideva and Baddena. Authors of many of his niti texts are not known and some texts were lost.
Publications
It was published for the first time in 1923 under the editorship of Manavalli Ramakrishna Kavi. After about 50 years, the Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi published it in 1979.[2] It was edited by Nidudavolu Venkatarao and Ponangi Srirama Apparao.
References
- ^ Velcheru Narayana Rao and Sanjay Subrahmanyam (2013). "Notes on Political Thought in Midieval and Early Modern South India". In Richard M. Eaton, Munis D. Faruqui, David Gilmartin, Sunil Kumar (ed.). Expanding Frontiers in South Asian and World History: Essays in Honour of John F. Richards. New York: Cambridge University Press. p. 174. Retrieved 19 June 2020.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - ^ Madiki Singana (1979). Sakala-niti-sammatamu (in Telugu). Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 19 June 2020.