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 139