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

Maharana Sanga. pied the vacant seat¹ on the royal elephant. A chattra (canopy) was held over him and the chanwar was waved over his head. For a little while the Rajputs continued fighting; but the rumour soon spread like wildfire, that the Maharana had been wounded and removed from the field. The bond which had tied the different sections of his forces together was thus broken, and various sec- tions of the Maharana's army, not finding their leader present, left the field.² Rawal Udai Singh of Dungarpur, Hasan Khan Mewati, Raja Manik Chand and Chandra Bhan the Chauhan chiefs of Mewar, Rawat Ratan Singh Chondawat of Salumbar, Raj Rana Ajja, Rao Ramdas Sonagarah, Gokal- ¹ A poet says:— रघु सुराजन राण, सिरधारे गजसिर चढे। काढे खल तुरकाण, ईस फत्ते किधीअजा॥ (Assuming on his head the ensigns of the family of Raghu (the great ancestor of Rana, the chief of the Solar dynasty of kings) ascends the elephant : cuts down the wicked Turks, such was the triumph achieved by Ajja). ² A bardic song says that the Turks lost 50,000 men in this battle, and that Ajja went to heaven with 9,000 brave Rajputs. पड़ धर सहस पचास मेघ घण मार न मंडे। नव सहस समट लेकर मडर सुरपुर दिसा सिधाबियो॥ 147