2.11. Sutradhara Govinda

Sutradhara Govinda: He was the eldest son of Mandana, and is known to have composed three works on architecture, namely Uddharadhorani, Kalanidhi and Dvaradipika. 149 He was a state architect of Rana Rayamala ( 1473-1509 A. D.), the son of Kumbhakarna.150 The early portion of Kalanidhi as it is stated therein was written by Mandana himself while the remaining major portion of it was finished by Govinda. 151 From the list 149. S. R. Bhandarkar. Report on a second tour in search of Sans. MSS in Rajputana and central India in 1904 A. D. p. 38. 150. Sodhapatrika ( Hindi ), Udaipur VII (i) Dec. '1955 p. 60. 151. The MS. (dated V. S. 1681) of this work is with Shri Nathulal Vyas of Udaipur. Five copies (Nos. 8276, 11001, 6856, 9214 & 11069) of this MS. are in the collection of Oriental Institute; Baroda.

274 The Structural Temples of Gujarat of the chapters of Kalanidhi given by R. C. Agrawala, 152 it seems that the work mainly deals with the constructions of the profile of the Sikhara, Kalasa, Amalasaraka and Dhvajadanda. [...] 152. A list of R. C. Agrawala., Appendix to Some famous Sculptures and Architects of Mewar Indian Historical Quarterly XXXIII No. 4 pp. 333-334. Mandana has also another son named Isara, whose name along with his father and grandfather appear in the concluding portion of Vavara inscription of Ramabai (Rana Kumbha's daughter) dated in V. S. 1554 (1497 A. D.. Chhitara was the son of Isara and his name is also referred to in Chitor Inscription of V. S. 1556 (1499 A. D.) (G. H. Oza, Annual working report of the Ajmera Musuem for the year ending March 31, 1927 pp. 3-4). All these evidences show that even after the demise of Rana Kumbha, the decendants of Mandana were architects of no less ability and they had a profound knowledge of the subject rendered in practice too,