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Sanskrit Poetry:Mughal Contribution
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Abdur Rahim "Khan-i-Khanaan" was the son of Bairam Khan and was one of the nine jewels at Akbar's court. Besides being a brilliant military commander, he was also a excellent scholar of Sanskrit, Persian, and Hindi (along with a few other languages). I am giving below some translations of his poems in praise of Lord Krishna and Lord Ram. (These verses were written by him in Sanskrit.)The translation i have is unfortunately not in verse form, so the beauty of the original Sanskrit verses is undoubtedly lost. Anyways, here goes:
1. What can I give you, the Lord of the universe, whose abode is the sea and whose house-keeper is Lakshmi herself. Radha has, however, stolen your mind; so you, without mind, may please accept my mind which i have already offered you.
2. Ahalya was a stone; the army of monkeys animal by nature; Guha a Chandala; all of the three were acceptable to your holy feet. I am a stone in heart; an animal with regard to worshipping you, and similar other matters; a Chandala in my acts. Oh illustrious one of the family of Raghu (Ramachandra), though i am a combination of the three, why do you not come to my rescue.
p.s. The translations i give are from the book "Contributions of Muslims to Sanskrit Learning vol. 2" by Prof J.M. Chaudhuri.
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