Although wounded, Chetak carried Pratap safely away from the battle, but then died of his wounds. The story is recounted in court poems of Mewar from the seventeenth century onwards. The horse is first named Cetak in an eighteenth-century ballad, Khummana-Raso.
Chetak successfully conveyed Pratap to safety despite being wounded but ultimately perished from his injuries. The narrative has been preserved through court poems of Mewar since the seventeenth century. Chetak is first mentioned by name in an eighteenth-century ballad, Khummana-Raso.