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Apte Dictionary

V. S. Apte, The Practical Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सायणsāyaṇaN. of a very learned Brāhmaṇa and a Vedic commentator, supposed to have flourished about 137 A. D.

    Name of a very learned Brāhmaṇa and a Vedic commentator, supposed to have flourished about 137 Atmanepada D.

Macdonell

A. A. Macdonell, A Practical Sanskrit Dictionary
  1. सायणsāyaṇa[sâyana] m. N. of celebrated commen- tator (died 1387; also called Sâyana-mâdhava and Sâyana ͜ âkârya) on…

    [sâyana] masculine noun of celebrated commen- tator (died 1387; also called Sâyana-mâdhava and Sâyana ͜ âkârya) on numerous Vedic, philosophical, and grammatical works.

Monier-Williams

Monier Monier-Williams, A Sanskrit–English Dictionary
  1. सायणsāyaṇam. (said to be a Dra7vid2a द्रा*विड word) N. of a learned Bra1hman Brahman (also called Sa1yan2ama1dhava…

    masculine gender (said to be a Dra7vid2a द्रा*विड word) Name of a learned Bra1hman Brahman (also called Sa1yan2ama1dhava सायणमाधव and Sa1yan2a7ca1rya सायणाचार्य; he was son of Ma1yan2a मायण, pupil of Vishn2u विष्णु Sarva-jn5a सर्व-ज्ञ and of S3am2kara7nanda शंकरानन्द; and flourished under Bukka बुक्क I of Vijaya-nagara विजय-नगर or Vidya1-nagara विद्या-नगर [A.D. 1350-1379] and his successor Harihara हरिहर, and died in 1387; of more than a hundred works attributed to him, among which are commentaries on nearly all parts of the Veda वेद, some were carried out by his pupils, and some were written in conjunction with his brother Ma1dhava7ca1rya माधवा*चार्य or Vidya7ran2ya-sva1min विद्यारण्य-स्वामिन्) .

  2. भगवद्भक्तिरसायणbhagavadbhaktirasāyaṇan. N. of wk.

    neuter gender Name of work

  3. सायणमाधवीयsāyaṇamādhavīyamfn. written or composed by Sa1yan2a-ma1dhava सायण-माधव Sarvad.

    masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective written or composed by Sa1yan2a-ma1dhava सायण-माधव Sarvad.

  4. सायणीयsāyaṇīyamfn. relating to or composed by Sa1yan2a सायण
    1. masculine, feminine and neuter; or adjective relating to or composed by Sa1yan2a सायण
    2. neuter gender a work of Sa1yan2a सायण catalogue or catalogues