Arjuna then spoke. "We are born in a race famed for its valor and prowess. How can we, like weak men, shrink back in fear of an enemy? We are kshatriyas. Our duty is to fight and––if necessary––lay down our lives in battle. There can be no higher act for us than to fight Jarasandha and try to rescue the imprisoned kings. If we do not go, men shall revile us as worthless. Such dishonor would be worse than death."
