Promotion of Learning in India during Muhammadan Rule (by Muhammadans) c18.s2.32

c18.s2.32

The royal family got a scholar in Prince Dārā, who mastered both Arabic and Persian and was proficient in Sanskrit, translating into Persian some of the best Sanskrit works. One of his tutors was Shaikh Hirwī of Khurāsān, a pupil of Maulānā ’Abdul Salīm, a very learned man.² Prince Dārā, in his later days, showed great leanings for the religion and institutions of the Hindus, was constantly seen in the company of Brāhmaṇas, Jogīs and Sannyāsīs, and had great respect for Hindu learning. The Vedas inspired him with reverence; and he collected learned Hindus from all parts of the country to translate them. The religious love of the Hindus made a deep impression upon him; he imbibed its doctrines, and