Like a steed of spirited mettle that sacrifices itself rather than obey the reins, how could that boy of tender years, unskilled in the modes of warfare reap good in such a perilous situation?
कथं हि बालस्तरुणो युद्धानामविशारदः। सदश्व इव सम्बाधे विषमे क्षेममर्हति॥