If left unprotected, in a great forest, even a wolf can slay a lion. We should not allow Ganga's son to be slain by Shikhandi like a lion slain by a wolf.
अरक्ष्यमाणं हि वृको हन्यात् सिंहं महाहवे। मा वृकेणेव गांगेयं घातयेम शिखण्डिना॥