महाराणा कुम्भा (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य के अद्वितीय विजेता, निर्माता व विद्वान्)

Maharana Kumbha.

The poets Atri, the composer of the first portion of the inscription on the Tower of Victory, and Mahesh, the composer of the remaining portion of it, lived in his court. He took great interest in architecture, as is clear from the magnificent buildings and works of art constructed during his time in Mewar—at Chitor, Abu, Kumbhalgarh, Ránpur and other places. A number of books on this noble art were written under his auspices, some of which have come to light. The following eight books on architecture and sculpture were written by Maharana Kumbha's architect Mandan,¹ son of Çrikshetra (vide Abfrecht's Catalogus Catalogorum, Part I., pp. 730-1, Leipzig, 1891 A.D. ( १ ) देवतामूर्तिप्रकरण        ( ५ ) वास्तुमण्डन ( २ ) प्रासादमण्डन          ( ६ ) वास्तुशास्त्र ( ३ ) राजवल्लभ              ( ७ ) वास्तुसार ( ४ ) रूपमण्डन              ( ८ ) रूपावतार ¹ A copper plate inscription of S. 1462 (A.D. 1405) in the possession of Champalal, a descendant of Mandana at Udaipur shows that Sutradhara Mandan was a native of Gujrat and had been brought to Udaipur by Maharana Mokal, father of Maharana Kumbha and granted a village for maintenance. 167