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

Maharana Sāngā.
Soon after nightfall, Prithviraj paid a
visit to his uncle Suraj Mal, and the meet-
ing between the rival uncle and the nephew
is described by Colonel Tod as “unique in
the details of strife, perhaps since the origin
of man.” Prithviraj found his uncle in a small
tent reclining on a pallet, having just had
the barber (surgeon) to sew up his wounds.
He rose and met his nephew and heir to
the throne of Mewar with the customary
respect, as if nothing unusual had occurred ;
but the exertion caused some of the wounds
to open afresh, when the following dia-
logue ensued :—
“ PRITHVIRAJ. ‘ Well, uncle, how are
your wounds ? ’
SURAJ MAL. ‘ Quite healed, my child,
since I have the pleasure of seeing you.’
PRITHVIRAJ. ‘ But, uncle (kaka), I have
not yet seen the Dewanji.¹ I first ran
to see you, and I am very hungry ; have you
anything to eat ? ’ ”
¹ The Maharana is called Diwanji, owing to his
being the chief priest of the famous temple of Eklingji.
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