Sāyaṇa
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Sāyaṇa was a 14th-century South Indian Vedic scholar and minister renowned for his extensive and influential Sanskrit commentaries on the Vedas.
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| Sāyaṇa canonical | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
14th-century Indian scholar
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Hindu theologian ⓘ Sanskrit scholar ⓘ Vedic scholar ⓘ commentator ⓘ minister ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Sāyaṇa Mādhava
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Sāyaṇācārya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| approach |
grammatical and etymological analysis of Vedic words
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ritualistic interpretation of the Veda ⓘ |
| associatedWithDynasty | Vijayanagara Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithRuler |
Bukka Raya I
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Harihara I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| commentaryOn |
Atharvaveda
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Brāhmaṇas ⓘ Sāmaveda NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda NERFINISHED ⓘ selected Upaniṣads ⓘ Ṛgveda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCentury | 14th century ⓘ |
| era | late medieval India ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Mīmāṃsā
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Vedic philology ⓘ Vedic ritualism ⓘ |
| historicalImportance |
major source for traditional understanding of Vedic texts
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one of the most comprehensive Vedic commentators ⓘ |
| influenced |
Indological studies of the Veda
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later Vedic scholarship ⓘ traditional Vedic pedagogy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
commentaries on the Vedas
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extensive Vedic exegesis ⓘ influential interpretations of Vedic ritual ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | Sanskrit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Sāyaṇa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
court scholar
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royal minister ⓘ |
| philosophicalAlignment | Advaita Vedānta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | South India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| tradition | Vedic tradition ⓘ |
| work |
Atharvaveda commentaries
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Brāhmaṇa commentaries ⓘ Sāmaveda commentaries ⓘ Veda-bhāṣya NERFINISHED ⓘ Yajurveda commentaries NERFINISHED ⓘ commentaries on some Upaniṣads ⓘ Ṛgveda-bhāṣya NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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