Non Hindu Sanskrit scholars

#DharmaQuiz Session 341: 5-Aug-2015

#DharmaQuiz 2091: Which Mughal prince completed the translation of 50 Hindu Upanishads from their original Sanskrit into Persian in 1657? Ans: Dara Shikoh.

#DharmaQuiz 2092: Which German born 19th century Sanskrit scholar wrote "Sacred Books of the East", a 50 volume set of English translations? Ans: Max Muller.

#DharmaQuiz 2093: Which 19 century England born Sanskrit scholar is best known for Rig Veda translation to English? He studied Sayanacharya. Ans: Ralph TH Griffith

#DharmaQuiz 2094: 2300 years ago this Greek Ambassador to India wrote "Indica". Probably the 1st westerner to document India for west. Who? Ans: Megasthanes.

#DharmaQuiz 2095: A Persian scholar studied science in Sanskrit and wrote Kitab tarikh al-Hind 1000 years ago. Who? Ans: Ahmad al-Biruni.

Scores for session 340:

1. @IndiafirstVM : 5

1. @PrachinVaani : 4
2. @Rickshaw_wala : 4

1. @aham1857 : 3
2. @SnookyBangalore : 3
3. ‏@dhpavan : 3
4. @deshi_mangoman : 3

1. @prashu46 : 2
2. @KumaraVaani : 2
3. @psudo : 2

1. ‏@madimpex1973 : 1
2. @vasenvy : 1
3. @vmguruprasath : 1
4. ‏@shivaparv : 1
5. @sourabhtaletiya : 1
6. @lathaksjgd : 1
7. @venksaiyan : 1
8. @manish_nadir : 1
9. ‏@AjaxNgp : 1
10. @DivmeterPsycho : 1
11. @vamshi_in : 1
12. @raghavsapient : 1
13. @ShubhaPatil9 : 1
14. @ImInAntariksh : 1

Good to see interest in Indology scholar quiz.