Sayana the Trailblazer of Commentary was born in the 13th century besides being a scholar he was also an able administrator and a brave warrior. He had served the Vijayanagara kingdom as Chief Minister in A.D. 1346. Under his administration Vijayanagara touched its zenith of social, educational and secular set up.
His most important contributions include commentaries n Yajurveda, Rigveda, Taittiriya Samhita etc. and a work on poetics Alamkarasudhanidhi. The monograph in nine chapters provides a brilliant study of Sayana as a scholar and an administrator.
About the Author:
He has a very good academic career in Sanskrit. He has participated and presented a paper on The Mystical connotation of the Vedas in the sixth World conference held in pensylvania University, USA. He was awarded Certificate of Merit for the service rendered to Sanskrit language and literature by the Government of Karnataka in 1988. his major publications include Svarajyasiddhi; and Ancillary Literature of the Atharva Veda. Retired as Professor in Sanskrit from the Karnatak University he has completed the project contribution of Karnatak to Sanskrit Literature recently.
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