Setupati, Setu-pati: 2 definitions
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India history and geography
: Shodhganga: Temple arts and architecture in the Srivilliputtur regionSetupati refers to the 鈥淕uardians of the causeway to R膩me艣vara [R膩me艣varam]鈥�.鈥�搁腻尘补苍腻迟丑补辫耻谤补尘 [R膩man膩tapuram] that goes after the name of the epic hero, R膩ma (D膩艣arathi of the R膩m膩ya峁嘺 fame), was the seat of the Setupatis (Guardians of the causeway to R膩me艣vara [R膩me艣varam]) that was granted to them as a fief by the ruling N膩yakas of Maturai to take care of the pilgrims from the North that moved through the jungle way that lies in between Ta帽c膩v奴r and Tiruppatt奴r and was inhabited by the tribal 办补募募补蝉 (literally robbers) who molested pilgrims and robbed their belongings. [...]
The history of India traces the identification of countries, villages, towns and other regions of India, as well as mythology, zoology, royal dynasties, rulers, tribes, local festivities and traditions and regional languages. Ancient India enjoyed religious freedom and encourages the path of Dharma, a concept common to Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism.
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Sanskrit dictionary
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English DictionarySetupati (啶膏啶む啶い啶�):鈥擺=setu-pati] [from setu] m. 鈥榣ord of the bridge or causeway鈥�, an hereditary title belonging to the chiefs of R膩mn膩d as controlling the passage of the channel between R膩me艣vara and Ceylon See [column]2.
Sanskrit, also spelled 啶膏啶膏啶曕啶むぎ啷� (蝉补峁僺办峁泃补尘), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Pati, Chettu, Patti.
Full-text: Ramanathapura, Ramanathapuram, Srivilliputhur.
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Search found 7 books and stories containing Setupati, Setu-pati; (plurals include: Setupatis, patis). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Pandithorai Thevar < [April 鈥� June, 1983]
Viswanatha: The Novelist < [April - June 1977]
South Indian Portraits: III, IV < [March, 1928]
Sanskrit sources of Kerala history (by Suma Parappattoli)
10. Vasulaksmikalyana by Venkata Subrahmanya Dhavarin < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
2. Balamartandavijaya by Devaraja-suri < [Chapter 5 - Sanskrit Dramas and Campus bearing on Kerala History]
Hindu Pluralism (by Elaine M. Fisher)
The Public Theologians of Early Modern South India < [Chapter 1 - Hindu Sectarianism: Difference in Unity]
Studies in Indian Literary History (by P. K. Gode)
43. Some Verses about the Kayastha-Parabhus < [Volume 2 (1954)]
The Spice Road 鈥榁a峁璦karai Zam墨nd膩ri鈥� Its Historicity and Architectural Remains1 < [Volume 74 (2013)]
Glories of India (Culture and Civilization) (by Prasanna Kumar Acharya)
Introduction (Temples of ancient India) < [Chapter 5 - Basic arts]