Setupati, Setu-pati: 2 definitions

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Setupati means something in Hinduism, Sanskrit, the history of ancient India. 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.

India history and geography

Source: Shodhganga: Temple arts and architecture in the Srivilliputtur region

Setupati refers to the “Guardians of the causeway to Rāmeśvara [Rāmeśvaram]”.—Rāmanāthapuram [Rāmanātapuram] that goes after the name of the epic hero, Rāma (Dāśarathi of the Rāmāyaṇa fame), was the seat of the Setupatis (Guardians of the causeway to Rāmeśvara [Rāmeśvaram]) that was granted to them as a fief by the ruling Nāyakas of Maturai to take care of the pilgrims from the North that moved through the jungle way that lies in between Tañcāvūr and Tiruppattūr and was inhabited by the tribal kaļļas (literally robbers) who molested pilgrims and robbed their belongings. [...]

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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

Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary

Setupati (सेतुपति):—[=setu-pati] [from setu] m. ‘lord of the bridge or causeway’, an hereditary title belonging to the chiefs of Rāmnād as controlling the passage of the channel between Rāmeśvara and Ceylon See [column]2.

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Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), 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.

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