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

Maharana Kumbha.
chárya), as distinguished from the old
Bharatáchárya, the authority on Natya Sastra
in ancient India, was conferred on him.¹
His works² on the science of music,
Sangitarája, Sangita Mīmānsá, Sudpra-
bandha, and Rasika Priyá³ (commentary on
the celebrated master piece, the lyric poem
Gita Govind) and his commentary on Sangita
Ratnakar are evidence of his mastery of
the science. He composed numerous poetic
invocations to gods to be sung in various
Rāgs accompanied by different Tāls. They
are to be found in the Eklinga Mahatmya.
Among other works known to have been
written by him is a commentary on Chandi
Shataka.²
Himself a great scholar, Maharana Kumbha
always valued men of learning, and showed
them respect and appreciated their work.
¹ Kumbha's commentary on Gita Govind, p. 174.
(Nirnayasagar Press, Bombay.)
² Chitorgarh Kirtisthambha Inscription, V. 157. See also
Catalogue of Mss. existing in the Central Provinces, by
F. Keilhorn, Nagpur, 1874 A.D.
³ Ibid, V. 158.
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