Annals and Antiquities of Rajasthan, or the Central and Western Rajput States of India v2.c27.s1.91

v2.c27.s1.91

and being acquainted with the allegory, I replied with some fervour, in the same strain, “ Would to God, Thakur Sahib, I had the viraghanta to protect you.” The effect was instantaneous, and the eye of this manly chieftain, who had often fearlessly encountered the foe in battle, filled with tears as, holding out his hand, he said, “ At least you listen to our griefs, and speak the language of friendship. Say but the word, and you may command the services of twenty thousand Rathors.” There is, indeed, no human being more susceptible of excitement, and, under it, of being led to any desperate purpose, whether for good or for evil, than the Rajput.