Complex sentence: The 12th century writer Brahmashiva refers to Asaga as "Rajaka" or one among the greats of Kannada literature, and his writings appear to have been popular up to the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century.
Split into simpler sentences: The 12th century writer Brahmashiva refers to Asaga as "Rajaka", or one among the greats of Kannada literature. His writings appear to have been popular among later Kannada writers up to the decline of the Vijayanagara Empire in the 16th century.