Storia do Mogor 65.17.4

65.17.4

In this way the generals were prevented from receiving their answer within the appointed time, and all of them transferred themselves to the side of Prince Aurangzeb. The latter lost no time in completing his preparations, writing to his friends whatever suited himself. Having taken the field with all his troops, he ordered everyone to kneel on the ground, as he did, and ask God with great earnestness to give them the victory. At the time of his mounting to start he raised his hands to heaven and said : 'Hia ser deem, hia setanem ' (Ayd sar diham yd sitdnum), by which he meant : ' I will lose my own, or take my adversary's head.' These are the very words spoken by Alexander the Great when he marched against King Darius.