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

[Header] Maharana Sāngā

Surtan's brother, Sham Singh, on being
deprived of Toda by the Afghan Lallakhan,
had come to the Maharana, who conferred
the fief of Badnor on him. Surtan
succeeded him and was now Chief of Badnor
at the foot of the Aravalli, within the bounds
of Mewar. This fair "Star" (Tara) was
a type of the highest Rajput womanhood.
Stimulated by the reverses of her family,
and by the incentives of its ancient glory,
Tara Bai, scorning the habiliments and
occupations of her sex, learned to guide
the war-horse, and to throw with unerring
aim the arrow from its back, even while
at full speed. Armed with the bow and
quiver, and mounted on a fiery Kathiawar,
she joined the cavalcade in their unsuccessful
attempts to wrest Toda from the Afghan.
Jai Mal in person made proposals for her
hand. "Redeem Toda," said the star of
Badnor, "and my hand is thine." He
assented to the terms; but having attempted
to get a glimpse of the fair face before
he had won her, he was slain in an
encounter with her indignant father near
Sādgaon, sixteen miles from Badnor, by
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