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Mādhava

Mādhava was the brother of Sāyaṇa. Some in the tradition believe that 'Vidyāraṇya' is another name of Mādhava and is not the name of a different person. The relation and identity between Sāyaṇa, Mādhava, and Vidyāraṇya are a subject of scholarly debate.

Name

Mādhava

Alternative Name

Vidyāraṇya(?)

Location

Vijayanagara, India

Date Active

c. 1350 A.D.

References

Dwarikadasshastri (ed.) (1964), The Madhaviya Dhatuvritti. By Sāyaṇācārya. Varanasi: Prāchya Bhāratī Prakāshana.

Texts

Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti

The Mādhavīyadhātuvṛtti is a commentary on the Pāṇinian Dhātupāṭha. It gives the technical derivation (prakriyā) of finite and non-finite forms of the verbal roots in that dhātupāṭha. Some believe...

Authors

Sāyaṇa (d. 1387) was the brother of Mādhava. The relation and identity between Sāyaṇa, Mādhava, and Vidyāraṇya are a subject of scholarly debate. Sāyaṇa was a minister at the court of Harihara I an...