Question

List the achievements of Friedrich Max Muller.

Answer 1

Instructions:
This is a 3 marks question. There should be at least 3 points here. Start with the point about Hitopadesh, bring in ‘The Sacred Books of the East’ and finish with the Rigveda translation.

Solution:

• Muller started by translating the Sanskrit text of ‘Hitopadesh’ into German.
• He was the editor of 50 volumes of ‘The Sacred Books of the East’.
• He compiled and translated the Rigveda into German, and had it published in 6 volumes.