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 Glossary

. - u· the Cult of the Heroes.

afa:am ·ntulu: the title given to the head of the Temple of th
AcaryavaAl any followers of the Cult of the Heroes. e Heroes .
Tu!luru. so, ·1 in
• 0 da· a distance of 8-10 m1 es. . ..
0!" • .l· ,.,. ogi· a BrahmaQ of the secular d1v1S1on as distinct from th
Aruve a nlY · _ e v'. ·d·
who are the priestly BrahmaQs. . a, lkis
. . deity incarnated as a man or ammal.
avatar.
• •
a ·mportant caste m . the R-aya1as1ma
- area of A.P. th
Boya. an 1 . · fr h . ' ey are
·n
] a variety of occupations rangmg om untmg to agricult now
engaged . Ure. In h
epic they are fighting men. . . te
Brahma!}: the highest caste m ntua~ ter~s.. .
bu"a katha: a form of oral narrative smg1.ng usmg a tambura or 'lute'
accompammen · t
. as
Cakala: the washennan caste.
cti(u padyam: a piece of stray verse. . .
daivtilu: the weapons of the Heroes which are worshipped as deities
desi: asemi-classical literary style with considerable borrowing from or~l styles
and themes.
devaloka: the world of Gods.
dharma: law or duty.
district: a major administrative division of an Indian state.
Dvtipara: the third of the classical ages.
dvipada: a simple Telugu metre which is ~ell adapted to singing. Manuscripts
of The Epic of Palntiqu are most often ma form of this metre.
gadiya: a measure of time equal to about 24 minutes.
garbhamu or garbhagu(ji: the sanctuary or interior of a temple.
Golla: the herding caste of the Telugu country.
gotra: a clan.
Jangam: minstrel priest of the Vira Saivite sect.
Kali: the present age, the last of the classical ages.
Kammari: the blacksmith caste.
Kansa/i; the goldsmith caste.
Ktipu: a cultivator caste.
kaf!i seva: sword play as a form of worship.
Krua: the first of the classical ages.
K.ratriya: the warrior caste in classical Hinduism.
Kummari: the potter caste.
lin~a: Siva as worshipped in a concrete form.
Madiga: one of the two great Telugu untouchable castes. They are, at present,
th~ only caste excluded from the Cult of the Heroes.
M,fala: a Telugu untouchable caste. They are the most characteristic devotees
0 the Heroes of Palna~u.
 Glossary 375
dapam : front porch of a temple or a free-standing towe
man. · a/a· the barber caste . r.
Mang · 'd
mantrasani: a m1. w1'fe.
,rianyam : a land given to an .md'1v1'dua1m ·
recognition of his ritual services. It is
Id tax free.
he_ a· the classical style in Telu
gu literature.
marg_ rka · · the world of serpent
s.
n~ga 0m. the upright mark of Vi$QU that is worn on the
nama ·. forehead by
Vaisnavites. .
·,.. Siva's bull vehicle.
nand[oka · : the world f
o men.
,;;~a{i Vira Vidyavantulu : the official singers of The
Epic of Palnaqu.
ambajo(/u: a pair of do~~le-ended bras~ dru_ms.
~iccagun.rlu: a caste of 1tmerant narrative singers who
are patronized by
Rec;lc;lis. . .
Uaci: a spmt of the battl_efield.
~i(htidhipati: a common title for the head of a religious
institution. Here it
fers to the head of the Cult of the Heroes.
~otaraju: a village guardian_deity of the Telugu country.
prabhanda: an ornate and highly Sanskritized form of class
ical Telugu litera-
ture . .
pilja: ritual worship._ .
pujtiri: temple functionary or pnest.
purana: a story or chronicle, most often on a religious
theme.
,acagavu : the sacrifice of a ram to a village deity .
Raju: the caste in the Telugu country which claims ~atr
iya
Reddi: caste of yeoman farmers or agrarian lords. They are status.
the dominant caste
in P~lnac;lu at the present time.
Sakti: a female power or Goddess.
sati: a woman who burns herself on her husband's fune
ral pyre .
sevaceyya{am: see katti seva.
Sudra: the fourth Hindu caste according to the BrahmaQ
ical system.
talamu: finger cymbals.
taluk : an administrative subdivision of a district.
tambulam : betel nut mixed with spices and wrapped in
a leaf for chewing.
tambura: a kind of lute.
Telaga: an agricultural warrior caste; the caste to whic
h Galeyya belongs.
tirtham: holy water.
tirumar,ii: the white substance which forms part of the
upright red and white
mark of Vis1.1u. See ncimam.
titti: a goatskin bagpipe drone.
Treta : the second of the classical ages.
tulasi: a plant that is particularly sacred to Vaisr:iavites.
Vaidiki: a Brahman of the priestly division as distinct
from 'Niyogi' or the
secular division.
Vaisya: the third or merchant caste in classical Hinduism
.
Vantulu: accompanists for the Vira Vidyavantulu.
varaha: a gold coin .
Velama: a warrior-cultivator caste . The caste to whic
belongs. h Brahma Niiyu<;iu
 The Epic o f Palndt/u
376 fra V
.
idyavantu/u u/u
aln4fi V vam
: see P Vidya
Vidya vantulu tulu : see Pa~ndfi V/;a. ·
va n caste
J,7,a Vidya !J : the goldsm1th to which K . JJa belongs.
Vifvah rd lz m a e caste r,~
a r: se e Golla . Also thlity.
Yadav ipa
m ind a ri: a small princ
za
 List of Principal Characters

Aitamma: mother of Brah~a N~y~Qu. .

Akka Pinakka: an_ unmarned _Sa1v1t_e_ dev~tee. th~ sister of Lankanna.
Ala Racamallu: scion of_Kal~a~, R~Ju, ahgned with Brahma Nayu<;tu.
Alugu Raju: ruler_ of Palamacapun, father of the half-brothers who rule
Gurajala and Macerla.
Anapotu Raju: 'brother' of Balacandruc;lu, BrahmaJJ, aligned with Macerla
faction.
Ankamma: a female deity found_throughout the Telugu country.
Balacandru4u: so~_of Brahma ~ayuc;I~, Ve_lama·, boy hero, Macerla faction.
Bala Gopanna: RaJu, Golla, Yadava, m exile from KalyaJJ., Macerla faction.
Brahma Nayu4u: minister-ruler of Macerla, Velama, incarnation of Vi$I)U.
Cennayya: patron God of the people of Palnac;lu and a man ifestation of Vi$JJU.
Do44a Nayu4u: father of Brahma NayU<;lu and minister of Alugu Raju.
isvara: Siva.
Kannama: a Mala caste warrior who is the adopted son of Brahma Nayuc;tu.
Lankanna: cattle keeper for the Macerla faction, Boya.
Manca/a: wife of Balacandru<;iu.
Na/agama Raju: ruler of Gurajala, Raju, son of Alugu Raju.
Ndrada Brahma: a mediator between celestial Gods and men.
Narasinga Raju: younger brother of Nalagama Raju, Gurajala faction.
Niiyakuralu: minister-ruler of Gurajala, Rec;lc;li, widow.
Pedda Ma/ideva Raju: half-brother of Nalagama Raju, ruler of Macerla.
Peddanna: the elder brother of Brahma Nayuc;lu, he is adopted by Alugu Raju
and marries a Raju girl.
Per Ni4u: younger brother of Brahma Nayuc;lu.
Rave/apatar: brother of Gopanna, Golla, aligned with Macerla faction.
Si/amma: mother of Brahma Nayuc;lu.
Teppali Nif/.u: younger brother of Brahma NayuQu.
Ora Bhima Raju: ruler of Dharar:iikota, father of UttaresvaruQu.
Uttaresvaruq.u: son of the Raju of DharaQikota.