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

Maharana Sāngā.
refreshing after the march. Singling out the
royal tent occupied by eunuchs and females,
Prithviraj made Mahmud captive, and plac-
ing him on an express camel beside himself
he warned the pursuers to follow peaceably
or he would put his Majesty to death, adding
that he intended him no harm, but that
after having made him ‘touch his father’s
feet,’ he would restore him to liberty. Hav-
ing carried him direct to Chitor and to his
father’s presence, he turned to him saying,
‘Send for your friend the ahdy,’ and ‘ask
him who this is.’ The Malwa king was
detained a month within the walls of Chitor,
and having paid his ransom in horses, was
set at liberty with every demonstration of
honour. Prithviraj returned to Kumbhal-
garh, his residence, and passed his life in
exploits like these from the age of fourteen
till death, the admiration of the country and
the theme of the bard.” ¹
The amazing rapidity with which
Prithviraj moved from one place to
another and the lightning-like speed with
¹ Tod’s Rajasthan, Vol. I, p. 675.
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