Authentic Past Paper Standard Evaluation
Who among the following had translated Chintamani Bhatt's Sanskrit text 'Suka Saptati' in Persian and gave it the title 'Tutinama'?
Solution & Analysis
Answer: C
Concept
Medieval India saw a massive translation movement (Maktab Khana style) where Sanskrit fables were adapted into Persian to moralize and entertain the elite.Explanation
Khwaja Ziyauddin Nakhshabi, a 14th-century Sufi scholar, translated the *Suka Saptati
(Seventy Tales of a Parrot) into the Persian *Tutinama*.Logical Breakup
Option C is Correct: Nakhshabi's version streamlined the original stories and became a favorite subject for Mughal illustrated manuscripts.
Context: The stories use a parrot as a narrator to prevent a woman from adultery by enthralling her with witty tales every night for 52 nights.