What additional role did the scribe play in the painting activity in medieval India?

Verse writer

Answer: Verse writer
The scribe in the painting activity was responsible for writing the verse in the space left for it.

The painting activity was a kind of teamwork, with the master artist composing and doing preliminary drawings, followed by pupils or experts of colouring, portraiture, architecture, landscape, animals, etc., taking over and doing their bit, and finally, the master artist putting the finishing touches. The scribe would write the verse in the space left for the one.