UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 29
"Yogavāsistha" was translated into Persian by Nizamuddin Panipati during the reign of :
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A (Akbar)
Explanation: Nizamuddin Panipati translated the Yogavāsistha into Persian during the court-sponsored Sanskrit-to-Persian translation movement under Akbar.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Correct-Akbar’s reign fostered translations of Sanskrit works such as Yogavāsistha.
B. Incorrect-Humayun preceded the mature Mughal translation programme associated with Nizamuddin Panipati.
C. Incorrect-The translation predates Shah Jahan’s reign.
D. Incorrect-The translation was completed well before Aurangzeb’s reign.