Life and Conditions of the People of Hindustan (1200–1550 A.D.) c7.s3.1

c7.s3.1

On the whole, the period under review is marked by its joys and pleasures. Everybody appears to have an extraordinary sense of repose and leisure except when disturbed by an invading army which, however, was not a very long interruption, or on the whole a very unpleasant one. People used to carry about swords like walking sticks and made skilful use of them when occasions arose. In fact, military exercises began to occupy a sacred place in the scheme of life, not very dissimilar to what at other times was occupied by religious worship and prayers.³