Mahabharata 6.16.15

अब्रवीच्च विशुद्धात्मा नाहं हन्यां शिखण्डिनम्श्रूयते स्त्री ह्यसौ पूर्वं तस्माद्वर्ज्यो रणे मम

abravīcca viśuddhātmā nāhaṃ hanyāṃ śikhaṇḍinamśrūyate strī hyasau pūrvaṃ tasmādvarjyo raṇe mama

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