Save us from Drona; under the circumstances as the present falsehood is better than truth. Speaking falsehood for the sake of saving a life one does not become a sinner.
स भवांस्त्रातु नो द्रोणात् सत्याज्ज्यायोऽनृतं वचः। अनृतं जीवितस्यार्थे वदन्न स्पृश्यतेऽनृतैः॥