History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c77.s9.10

v5.c77.s9.10

On the other hand, the catapults of the garrison showered huge stones ("100 to 200 maunds in weight"!) upon the advancing siege-works. They also raided the trenches at night. One day Fathullah himself was struck on the head by the flying splinters of a plank of the covering of the lane, smashed by a Maratha stone, and so severely injured that he could not leave his bed for a month afterwards.