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Sāyaṇa

1400 - 1387

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Sayana (IAST: Sāyaṇa; also called Sāyaṇācārya; died 1387) was a 14th-century Sanskrit Mimamsa scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of peninsular India, near modern day Bellary, Karnataka. An influential commentator on the Vedas, he flourished under King Bukka Raya I and his successor Harihara II. 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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sāyaṇa is the 2,695th most popular writer (up from 4,449th in 2019). (up from 3,623rd in 2019)

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Among writers, Sāyaṇa ranks 2,695 out of 7,302. Before him are Anvari, Noor Inayat Khan, Jean Ray, Ennin, Eugène Burnouf, and Patrick Pearse. After him are Valentin Kataev, Sima Tan, Peter Bichsel, Varian Fry, José María Arguedas, and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir.

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Among people born in 1400, Sāyaṇa ranks 28. Before him are Didacus of Alcalá, Goharshad Begum, Bartolomeu Perestrello, Balša II, Irene Asanina, and Michael Szilágyi. After him are Johann Fust, Abella, Michael Critobulus, Hans Multscher, Dragoș, Voivode of Moldavia, and Nerio I Acciaioli. Among people deceased in 1387, Sāyaṇa ranks 6. Before him are Olaf II of Denmark, Elizabeth of Bosnia, Peter IV of Aragon, Charles II of Navarre, and Abraham Cresques. After him is Çandarlı Kara Halil Hayreddin Pasha.

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