Mahabharata 4.42.21

तथा हि दृष्ट्वा बीभत्सुमुपायान्तं प्रशंसतियथा सेना न भज्येत तथा नीतिर्विधीयताम्

tathā hi dṛṣṭvā bībhatsumupāyāntaṃ praśaṃsatiyathā senā na bhajyeta tathā nītirvidhīyatām

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