History of Aurangzib, Based on Original Sources v5.c84.s5.t1.6

v5.c84.s5.t1.6

∗ E.g., in the reign of the Hindu Rajah Tunjin, "When the fields were covered with the autumnal rice crop,......unexpectedly there fell heavy snow. Under this snow, which resembled the grim laughter of Death......there sank the rice crops, together with the people's hope of existence. Then came a terrible famine... While the routes over the mountains were closed by impassable snow-drifts, the people were helpless like birds when the opening in their nest is closed." [Raj-tarangini, ii. 18—38.]