Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronized by-

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Vijaynagar rulers. Sayana, the famous commentator of the Vedic texts, was patronized by Vijaynagar rulers. Sāyaṇa, also called Sayaṇacarya was a Sanskrit scholar from the Vijayanagara Empire of South India . An important 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; some were carried out by his pupils, and some were written in conjunction with his brother Vidyaraṇya or Madhavacharya. Sayana was a minister, and subsequently Prime Minister in Bukka Raya's court, and wrote much of his commentary, with his brother and other Brahmins during his ministership.

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