Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation
Which one of the following scholars of Akbar's court translated Bhaskaracharya's Lilavati into Persian ?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: B
Concept
Akbar’s 'Maktab Khana' (Translation Bureau) was not limited to religious epics but included technical and scientific Sanskrit works to enhance Mughal intellectual capacity.Explanation
Faizi, the poet laureate and brother of Abul Fazl, was commissioned to translate Bhaskaracharya’s Lilavati (a treatise on arithmetic/algebra) into Persian.Logical Breakup
Option B is Correct: Faizi completed the translation to make Indian mathematical breakthroughs accessible to the Persian-speaking world.
Logic: This project was part of Akbar's wider 'Persianisation' of Indian technical knowledge, alongside the translation of the Mahabharata and Ramayana.