Question

The Upanishads were translated into Persian by _______?
A. Prince Shuja
B. Prince Murad
C. Prince Dara Sukoh
D. Prince Khusru

Answer 1

Hint: The Upanishads are the philosophical and religious texts of the Hinduism religion which develop and explain the path to follow and fundamental aspects of the religion.

Complete answer: The Upanishads represent the Jnana Kanda or the knowledge part. They are included in the Shruti and are often called ‘ Vedanta ‘ which means the end of Veda. The chief reason they are called so is that they represent the central aim of Veda and also contain the ultimate goal of Veda which is moksha or Supreme bliss. There is a good deal of speculation regarding the number of Upanishads. According to estimates given by scholars, there have been 200 Upanishads, out of which, 108 Upanishads are considered to be important for Vedantu philosophy. The subject matter of Upanishads are exactly the same but still, each has its own unique ideas.
Upanishads were translated into Persian during the rule of Shahjahan. During Shahjahan’s rule, his son Dara Shukoh was well versed in Hindu religion and philosophy, and therefore, translated the Upanishads into the Persian language.
Subsequently, Dara Shukoh developed a kind of friendship with the seventh Guru of the Sikhs at that time, who was Guru Har Rai. Dara Shukoh did a lot of efforts in finding a common mystical language that will be used for both Hindus and Muslims. To achieve his dream he completed the trademark of translating fifty Upanishads from their original Sanskrit language into the Persian language in 1657 so that even the Muslim scholars could read it.
Therefore, Option c is correct.

Note: Not just Persian, Upanishads were translated into various languages like Italian, Urdu, French, Latin Spanish and Russian, showing the importance and popularity of the Upanishads.