Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c28.s1.t2.68

v2.c28.s1.t2.68

“ On Asarh, the 13th, the dark half of the moon of 1780, seventeen hundred warriors of the eight ranks of Maru, for the last time marched before their lord.⁵ They placed his body in a boat,⁶ and carried him to the pyre,⁷ made of sandal-wood and perfumes, with heaps of cotton, oil, and camphor. But this is a subject of grief : how can the bard enlarge on such a theme? The Nazir went to the Rawala¹ and as he pronounced the words ‘Rao siddhi āyē,’ the Chauhani queen, with sixteen damsels in her suite, came forth : ‘This day,’ said she, ‘is one of joy; my race shall be illustrated; our lives have passed together, how then can I leave him?’²