Vaishampayana said Thus having questioned the son of Suta, Dhritarashtra, sorely oppressed with the sorrow of his heart and despondent of the victory of his sons, dropped down on the ground.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एतत् पृष्ट्वा सूतपुत्रं हृच्छोकेनार्दितो भृशम्। जये निराशः पुत्राणां धृतराष्ट्रोऽपतत् क्षितौ॥