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Sāyaṇa

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 and Bukka I of Vijayanagara. Several Sanskrit commentaries on Vedic texts have been attributed to Sāyaṇa.

Name

Sāyaṇa

Location

Vijayanagara, India

Date Active

c. 1350 A.D.

References

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

Müller, F. Max (ed.) (1890, 1890, 1892, 1892), Rig-Veda-Saṃhitā. Together with the commentary of Sāyaṇācārya. London: Henry Frowde.

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...

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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, Mā...