Rather die in the act of rooting out the fangs of a snake than roam about like a dog and exercise your prowess even at the risk of life.
अप्यहेरारुजन् दंष्ट्रामाश्वेव निधनं व्रजा अपि वा संशयं प्राप्य जीवितेऽपि पराक्रमः॥