The Sanskrit mathematical work 'Lilavati' was translated into Persian during Akbar's reign by:

"Lilavati", the famous Sanskrit work on arithmetic and mathematics, was translated into Persian by Abul Faizi in 1587, at the order of the Mughal emperor Akbar.

About Abul Faizi:

• He was born in 1547 and died in 1595.
• He was the elder brother of Abul Fazl, the author of the "Akbarnama" and "Ain-i-Akbari".
• He was the poet laureate (Malik-ush-Shuara) of Akbar's court, and one of the "Navaratnas" (nine jewels) of the court, according to tradition.
• He was a scholar of Persian, Arabic and Sanskrit.
• He also translated parts of the Mahabharata and other works.
• He wrote a commentary on the Quran using only undotted Arabic letters, a remarkable literary feat.
• He was sent on a diplomatic mission to the Deccan.

Akbar's translation bureau (Maktab Khana):

Akbar set up a translation department (Maktab Khana) at Fatehpur Sikri, to translate Sanskrit and other works into Persian.

Important translations:

• "Mahabharata": translated into Persian as "Razmnama" ("Book of War") by a team including Badauni, Naqib Khan and Faizi.
• "Ramayana": translated by Abdul Qadir Badauni.
• "Atharvaveda": translated by Haji Ibrahim Sirhindi.
• "Lilavati": translated by Faizi.
• "Rajatarangini": translated by Shah Muhammad Shahabadi.
• "Panchatantra": translated as "Anwar-i-Suhaili" or "Iyar-i-Danish" by Abul Fazl.
• "Baburnama" (Tuzuk-i-Baburi): translated from Turki into Persian by Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan.
• Akbar's aim was to promote understanding between different religious communities.

About Lilavati:

• It is a part of a famous 12th-century mathematical treatise.
• According to legend, it was named after the author's daughter.
• It deals with arithmetic, measurement and geometry, with problems written in poetic form.

Why not the other options?

• ✗Abul Fazl wrote the Akbarnama.
• ✗Badauni translated the Ramayana.
• ✗Abdur Rahim Khan-i-Khanan translated the Baburnama.