Alas, how could the wretched and mean Vrikodara unfairly strike you down, righteous as you always were in all your action. Forsooth! Time is irresistible.
कथं त्वां सर्वधर्मज्ञं क्षुद्रः पापो वृकोदरः। निकृत्या हतवान् मन्दो नूनं कालो दुरत्ययः॥