Which Sanskrit scholar associated with Jahangir’s court was known by the title…
2021
Which Sanskrit scholar associated with Jahangir’s court was known by the title “Pandit Raj”?
Answer: C. Jagannath — ConceptMughal courts used honorific titles to recognize distinguished scholars. To identify a title-holder, match the title with the scholar’s documented…
- A.
Munishwar Das
- B.
Bhagwati Swami
- C.
Jagannath
- D.
Raghunath
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Correct answer: C
Concept
Mughal courts used honorific titles to recognize distinguished scholars. To identify a title-holder, match the title with the scholar’s documented court association and literary works.
This method distinguishes a specific honorific from the names of other writers who happened to belong to the same broad historical period.
Application
Jagannath was a seventeenth-century Sanskrit poet and literary critic associated with the courts of Jahangir and Shah Jahan. He is known as Jagannatha Panditaraja and wrote works including Rasagangadhara, Bhamini-vilasa, and Asaf-vijaya.
Contrast
Munishwar Das is associated with Siddhanta-sarvabhauma.
Bhagwati Swami is associated with Kavya-vritta-bodha.
Raghunath is associated with Muhurta-mala.
Cross-check
The matching UPPSC Polytechnic Lecturer 2021 paper key identifies Jagannath. Some biographical references attribute the formal grant of the title to Shah Jahan, so the stem is phrased around the scholar’s court association and known title rather than an uncertain grant attribution.
Result
The scholar was Jagannath.