महाराणा सांगा: द हिन्दूपत (हरविलास सारदा - मेवाड़ साम्राज्य एवं खानवा महायुद्ध इतिहास)

Maharana Sāngā.
was actuated, nor were bound by the same
common interest. For the success of the
operations of a leader of such a coalition,
swift action is a sine qua non! Delay
gives scope to the play of disruptive
forces which bring certain ruin on the
whole body. Such forces inhere in com-
posite masess and are only held in check
by concentrating the attention of all on
one definite aim, by means the most direct
and easily understood by all. The Maha-
rana was surrounded by a number of chiefs
whose interests never coincided, who came
from different provinces, who belonged to
different and often hostile communities who
even differed in faith, whose aims in life were
different and in several instances conflicting ;
whose only common tie was admiration for
and confidence in the heroic personality of
the Maharana. In such a situation, the
leader to achieve success, must possess energy
and courage more than caution and
patience; bold aggressiveness more than
humanity and forbearance. He must
keep the various elements of his army
fully employed, and their energies directed
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