Q94 · UPSC Prelims 2022 · Set A · Art and Culture

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"Yogavasistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of:

A Akbar
B Humayun
C Shahjahan
D Aurangzeb

Correct answer: (a) Akbar

Explanation

  1. A

    Akbar

    Akbar. Nizamuddin Panipati’s Persian Yogavasistha sits in the Akbari translation project.

  2. B

    Humayun

    Humayun. Too early for this rendering.

  3. C

    Shahjahan

    Shahjahan. Later Mughal, not this translator–text pair.

  4. D

    Aurangzeb

    Aurangzeb. Not the patron of this Persian Yogavasistha.

Summary. Official key is (a) Akbar. The Yogavasistha was rendered into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati in Akbar’s reign, part of the Maktab Khana / translation effort.

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