Hindu Polity: A Constitutional History of India in Hindu Times c28.12

c28.12

§ 172. On the evidence of the Greek witnesses they were not only good soldiers maintaining a very high tradition of bravery and skill in war, but also good agriculturists. The hand which wielded the sword successfully, was accustomed to use the scythe with equal facility. According to the Artha-Śāstra and Buddhist documents, they were both agricultural and industrial.