Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of
Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary of Correct Answer Pushyamitra Sunga
Pushyamitra Shunga was the founder and first ruler of the Shunga Empire in East India. Pushyamitra was originally a Senapati "General" of the Maurya Empire. In 185 BCE he assassinated the last Mauryan Emperor, Brihadratha Maurya, during an army review, and proclaimed himself emperor. Patanjali, the second great grammarian of Ancient India, was a contemporary Pushyamitra Sunga.