Quote#Self
There is a sanctity in the very name of Chitor, which from the…
Quote byJames Tod · 1782–1835
Commonly attributed — not confirmed in an authoritative edition. Cited on Wikiquote to: Annals and antiquities of Rajast'han.
English (original)
There is a sanctity in the very name of Chitor, which from the earliest times secured her defenders; and now, when threatened again by ‘the barbarian,’ such the inexplicable character of the Rajput, we find the heir of Surajmall abandoning his new capital of Deolia, to pour out the few drops which yet circulated in his veins in defence of the abode of his fathers.
— James Tod
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