that Bhimasena in wrath should with his foot touch the head of one like me while lying with my thighs broken?  Is that person, O Sanjaya, worthy of honour who behaveth thus towards a man possessed of glory endued with prosperity, living in the midst of friends?  My parents are not ignorant of the duties of battle.  Instructed by me, O Sanjaya, tell them that are afflicted with grief these words:  I have performed sacrifices, supported a large number of servants properly, governed the whole earth with her seas!  I stayed on the heads of my living foes!  I gave wealth to my kinsmen to the extent of my abilities, and I did what was agreeable to friends.  I withstood all my foes.  Who is there that is more fortunate than myself?  I have made progresses through hostile kingdoms and commanded kings as slaves.  I have acted handsomely towards all I loved and liked.  Who is there more fortunate than myself?  I honoured all my kinsmen and attended to the welfare of all my dependants.  I have attended to the three ends of human existence, Religion, Profit, and Pleasure!  Who is there more fortunate than myself?  I laid my commands on great kings, and honour, unattainable by others, was mine, I always made my journeys on the very best of steeds.  Who is there more fortunate than myself?  I studied the Vedas and made gifts according to the ordinance.  My life has passed in happiness.  By observance of the duties of my own order, I have earned many regions of blessedness hereafter.  Who is there more fortunate than myself?  By good luck, I have not been vanquished in battle and subjected to the necessity of serving my foes as masters.  By good luck, O lord, it is only after my death that my swelling prosperity abandons me for waiting upon another!  That which is desired by good Kshatriyas observant of the duties of their order, that death, is obtained by me!  Who is there so fortunate as myself?  By good luck, I did not suffer myself to be turned away from the path of hostility and to be vanquished like an ordinary person!  By good luck, I have not been vanquished after I had done some base act!  Like the slaughter of a person that is asleep or that is heedless, like the slaughter of one by the administration of poison, my slaughter hath taken place, for I have been slain as unrighteously, in contravention of the rules of fair fight!  The highly blessed Ashvatthama, and Kritavarma of the Satwata race, and Saradwat’s son Kripa, should be told these words of mine, ’You should never repose any confidence upon the Pandavas, those violators of rules, who have perpetrated many unrighteous acts!’ After this, thy royal son of true prowess addressed our message-bearers in these words, “I have, in battle, been slain by Bhimasena most unrighteously!  I am now like a moneyless wayfarer and shall follow in the wake of Drona who has already gone to heaven, of Karna and Shalya, of Vrishasena of great energy, of Shakuni the son of Subala, of Jalasandha of great valour, of king Bhagadatta, of Somadatta’s son,