Muntakhab al-tawarikh 78.38.4

78.38.4

But Qazi Khan, although he was but a Mulla, stood his ground manfully, until receiving a scimitar blow on his right hand, which wounded his thumb, being no longer able to hold his own, he recited [the saying] ‘Flight from overwhelming odds is one of the traditions of the prophet,’ and followed his men [in their retreat]. Those of the army who had fled on the first attack, did not draw rein till they had passed five or six coss beyond the river. In the midst of all this confusion Mihtar Khan hastening up from the rear with his reserves, and beating his kettle-drums, called on the imperial troops to rally. And this shout of his was to a great extent the cause of the fugitives taking heart again, and making a stand. And Rajah Ramshah of Gwalior (grandson of the famous Rajah Man), who always kept in front of the Rana, performed such prodigies of valour against the Rajputs of Man Singh, as baffle description. And these [Rajputs of Man Singh] were those who, on the left of the advance-body, fled, and thereby caused also the flight of Asaf Khan, and then took refuge with the Sayyids who were on the right; and, if the Sayyids had not held their ground firmly, such confusion did the retreating advance-body cause in their ranks, that the affair would have turned out a disgraceful defeat. And with regard to the elephants, when they made a charge on the elephants of the imperial army, two strong mast-elephants singled each other out and fought together.