The Cambridge History of India, Vol. III: Turks and Afghans v3.c29.s2.98

v3.c29.s2.98

His fourth son, Aranyakanwal, had been betrothed to Karamdevī, daughter of Mānik Rāo of Aurint, chief of the Mohil Rājputs, but the damsel met and loved Sadhu, heir of Rāningdeo, the Bhātī lord of Pugal, a fief of Jaisalmer, and chose him as her husband. The slighted prince of Mandor attacked his rival, and the two met in single combat. Sadhu was slain, and Karamdevī, ‘at once a virgin, a wife, and a widow,’ sacrificed herself in the fire. Aranyakanwal died of his wounds, but Rāningdeo, not content with the death of his son’s rival, led a raid into Chonda’s territory to punish the Sānkhlas, whose prowess had discomfited the Bhātīs in the combat between Sadhu and Aranyakanwal. Having slain three hundred of his enemies Rāningdeo was returning with his spoil when he was overtaken by Chonda, who defeated and slew him.