The heroic Kaurava king can only remain alive in battle. Prevent the king (from taking this rash step) before he is burnt to ashes by the dreadful arrows of Partha looking like snakes that have just cast off their sloughs. It looks very improper, O giver of hunours, that when we are here.
कौरवः पार्थिवो वीरस्तावद् वारय संयुगे॥ यावत् पार्थशरै।रैर्निमुक्तोरगसंनिभैः। न भस्मीक्रियते राजा तावद् युद्धान्निवार्यताम्॥ अयुक्तमिव पश्यामि तिष्ठत्स्वस्मासु मानद।