Borzūya

Not to be confused with Bozorgmehr.

Borzūya (or Burzōē or Burzōy) was a Persian physician in the late Sassanid era, at the time of Khosrow I. He translated the Indian Panchatantra from Sanskrit into the Middle Persian language of Pahlavi. But both his translation and the original Sanskrit version he worked from are lost. Before their loss, however, his Pahlavi version was translated into Arabic by Ibn al-Muqaffa under the title of Kalila and Dimna or The Fables of Bidpai and became the Arabs' greatest prose classic. The book contains fables in which animals interact in complex ways to convey teachings to princes in policy.

There is considerable discussion whether Borzūya is the same as Bozorgmehr. While sources indicate they are different people, the word "Borzūya" can sometimes be a shortened form of Bozorgmehr.

See also

• Bozorgmehr
• Academy of Gundishapur
• Sassanid Empire