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

CHAPTER XIV
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KUMBHĀ AS A SCHOLAR.
GREAT as Kumbhá was as a sovereign
and a military commander, he was also a great
scholar and poet. The Kumbhalgarh Ins-
cription says that it was as easy for him
to write poetry as it was to go to battle. It
is marvellous how, while constantly engaged
in warfare, defending his empire against his
foes, conquering new territories and adding
them to Mewar, building forts, strengthening
the defences of the country, embellishing it
with works of art, continually moving from
one part of the country to another, the
Maharana could find opportunities to develop
his literary abilities, and time to write poetry,
compose dramas, annotate old poems and
write treatises on the science of Music.
The important contemporary work, Eklinga
Mahatmya¹ shows that Maharana Kumbhā
knew the Vedas and was well-versed in the
¹ Eklinga Mahatamya, Rajvarnan Adhyaya, slokas 172—73.
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