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<p class="C1">&#65279PRAHIL&#256D R&#256I, one of the foremost scholars who enjoyed the patronage of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh (1666-1708), translated into Punjabi prose 50 Upani&#7779ads. He launched upon this work in 1689 at the instance of Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh and based it upon D&#257r&#257 Shukoh's Persian translation of the classics, <i>Sirr-i-Akbar</i>. However, the philosophical terminology used by him shows that he was also well conversant with the original Sanskrit text. A manuscript of this work entitled <i>Upanishad A&#7789h&#257rv&#257&#7749 Bh&#257kh&#257</i> is preserved in Mot&#299b&#257<u>gh</u> Palace Library at Pa&#7789i&#257l&#257. Verses composed by Prahil&#257d R&#257i in Hindi and Punjabi lie scattered in miscellaneous old manuscripts.</p>
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BIBLIOGRAPHY<p class="C1"><ol class="C1">P&#257dam, Pi&#257ra Si&#7749gh, <i>Sr&#299 Gur&#363 Gobind Si&#7749gh J&#299 De Darb&#257r&#299 Ratan </i>. Patiala, 1976<BR>
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