Bhagavad Gita 2.4

अर्जुन उवाच · arjuna uvāca

कथं भीष्ममहं संख्ये द्रोणं च मधुसूदन।इषुभिः प्रतियोत्स्यामि पूजार्हावरिसूदन॥

kathaṃ bhīṣmamahaṃ saṃkhye droṇaṃ ca madhusūdana |iṣubhiḥ pratiyotsyāmi pūjārhāvarisūdana ||

Arjuna said, "O Madhusudana, how can I fight in battle with arrows against Bhishma and Drona, who are worthy of being worshipped, O destroyer of enemies?"

Arjuna argued: My Lord! How can I, when the battle rages, send an arrow through Bheeshma and Drona, whom I should revere?

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.