A History of Indian Medical Literature v3.c52.760

v3.c52.760

Three hypotheses have been formulated concerning the authorship of the Sarvadarśanasaṃgraha, traditionally attributed to a Mādhava. This author was either the brother of Sāyaṇa, the famous commentator on the Vedas, or the son of Sāyaṇa, or the same as Cennu Bhaṭṭa. Sāyaṇa’s brother Mādhava, also known as Vidyāraṇya, was a minister of the Vijayanagar kings Bukka I (A.D. 1356 or 1357 to 1377) 1193 and Harihara II (A.D. 1377–1404), 1194 but became a saṃnyāsin in 1391 and held the office of abbot of the Śṛṅgeri monastery. 1195