In such a great danger, when death itself is staring me in the face, when fear prevails on every side, how should one act who seeks his own well being?
आपद्यस्यां सुकशयां मरणे प्रत्युपस्थिते॥ समन्ताद् भय उत्पन्ने कथं कार्यं हितैषिणा।