Question

Who translated the Upanishads and Atharva into the Persian language?
A.Shah Jahan
B.Aurangzeb
C.Dara Shukoh
D.Jhangir

Answer 1

Hint: Upanishads are early Vedic Sanskrit texts which teach about religious teaching and ideas which are still revered by the Hindus and Atharva are a Vedic era collection of charms, spells, prayers, and hymns which were used against drought, lightning, snakes to protect the crops.

Complete answer: Upanishads are commonly known as Vedanta which has been interpreted as the last chapter which is a part of Veda. The Upanishads have a concept of self, soul, and the ultimate reality. As of now, we have around 108 Upanishads, of which the first dozen or so are the oldest and most important and are referred to as the principal or main Upanishads. The mukhya Upanishads are found mostly in the concluding part of the Brahmanas and Aranyakas and were, for centuries, memorized by each generation and passed down orally. Atharva is composed of Vedic Sanskrit and has 6,000 mantras, divided into 20 books, and has over 730 hymns. Now when we talk about who translated Upanishads and Atharva into the Persian language is done by Dara Shukoh. He was born on 20 March 1615 in Ajmer, Rajasthan, and was the eldest son of Shah Jahan. He was always inclined to arts, mysticism, and philosophy.

Therefore, The correct answer to the above question is c. Dara Shukoh.

Note: His most famous work was Majma-ul-Bahrain which was devoted to a revelation of the mystical affinities between Vedantic and Sufic speculation. Sirr-e-Akbar is his translation of the Upanishads in Persian is also done there.