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

Maharana Kumbha.

entitling us to attribute it to that period
when Samprati Raja, of the family of Chandra-
gupta, was paramount sovereign over all
these regions, (two hundred years before
Christ); to whom tradition ascribes the most
ancient monuments of this faith, yet
existing in Rajasthan and Saurashtra. The
proportions and forms of the columns are
especially distinct from the other temples,
being slight and tapering, instead of massive,
the general characteristic of Hindu architecture;
while the projecting cornices, which would
absolutely deform shafts less slight, are
peculiarly indicative of the Takshac architect.
A massive monolithic emblem of black marble
of the Hindu Jivapitri, had been improperly
introduced into the shrine of the worshippers
of the 'spirit alone.' Being erected on the
rock, and chiselled from the syenite on which
it stands, it may bid defiance to time.
There was another sacred structure in its
vicinity, likewise Jain, but of a distinct
character; indeed, offering a perfect contrast
to that described. It was three stories in
height; each tier was decorated with numerous

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