Muntakhab al-lubab 108.5

108.5

When Aurangzeb was informed of the disaster, and of the despondency of his men, he mounted his horse, and went to the scene of action as if in search of death. He gave orders that the bodies of the dead should be piled upon each other, and made to serve as shields against the arrows of calamity ; then with the ladder of resolution, and the scaling-ropes of boldness, the men should rush to the assault. When he perceived that his words made no impression on the men, he was desirous to lead the way himself, accompanied by Muhammad A'zam Shah. But the nobles objected to this rash proposition. Afterwards he addressed his soldiers in encouraging words * * [and gave fresh orders for the conduct of the siege].