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

Maharana Sāngā.
the spear of Sānsla Ratan Singh. The
Rana, when incited to revenge, replied
“that he who had thus dared to insult the
honour of a father and that father in
distress, richly merited his fate.”
Prithviraj, the brother of the deceased,
was then an exile in Marwar; he had
just signalized his valour and ensured
his father’s forgiveness, by the redemption
of Godwar. The catastrophe at Badnor
determined him to accept the gage thrown
down to Jai Mal. Fame and the bard had
carried the renown of Prithviraj far beyond
the bounds of Mewar; the name alone
was attractive to the fair, and when thereto
he who bore it added all the chivalrous
ardour of his Chauhān namesake and pro-
totype, Tara Bai, with the sanction of
her father, consented to be his, on his
simple asseveration that “he would restore
to them Toda or he was no true Rajput.”
The anniversary of the martyrdom of
the sons of Ali was the season chosen for
the exploit. Prithviraj formed a select
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