A History of Agriculture in India v2.c85.s2.5

v2.c85.s2.5

As in the case of most tyrants, realization of his guilt came to him when he was nearing his end. ‘My back is bent with weakness, and my feet have lost the power of motion,’ he lamented. ‘The breath which rose is gone, and has left not even hope behind it. I have committed numerous crimes, and know not with what punishments I may be seized.’⁸