Sāyaṇa
14th-century Vedic commentator / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Sayana (IAST: Sāyaṇa, also called Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was a 14th-century Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar[1][2][3] from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India, near modern day Bellary, Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas,[4] he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II.[5] More than a hundred works are attributed to him, among which are commentaries on nearly all parts of the Vedas. He also wrote on a number of subjects like medicine, morality, music and grammar.