Duryodhana said For what reason, ( chief among the Bharatas, will you not slay Shikhandin even though you see him ready to strike you in battle.
दुर्योधन उवाच किमर्थं भरतश्रेष्ठ नैव हन्याः शिखण्डिनम्। उद्यतेषुमथो दृष्ट्वा समरेष्वाततायिनम्॥