द्वितीय राजतरङ्गिणी (जोनराज - कल्हणोत्तर मध्यकालीन कश्मीर का प्रामाणिक इतिहास)

KINGS OF KASHMÍRA. 297
Rājanaka Hassana, too, saw that his enemies were
before him, and the men of his party were running away,
but he still was intent on fighting, and never thought
of flight. Seated on his horse, and accompanied by
his followers, he maintained the combat for a time at
Sthāma at the outskrits of the city, on the bank of the
Mārī canal, though his finger was cut off. At last he was
killed by Serāngamera and others. His head, and his hand
from which a finger had been severed, were taken by
the soldiers and shown to the Mārgesha and others, in
the hope that the sight would please them. But the
Mārgesha cried, — “what is the use of insulting the body
of the dead, give it its last rites,” and he caused the
funeral rites to be performed. He who had for a long
time been the chief among all the ministers of the
palace, and had held high posts, and whose charity and
greatness had been proportionate to his wealth, even
he came in the end to a pitiable plight, like ordinary
men. Fie to the lust of worldly pleasures which is
never satiated with enjoyment! He had received
injuries, but had he borne them quietly and remained
in his house, all the ministers would have courted him.
But longing for wealth, he again took the side of the
Saidas; and not knowing what was in store for him
in the future, he asked that the lordship of Kampana
might be bestowed on him at some future time,
and thus he became the object of laughter of the
people. Or it may be that when death is near, one's