I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Yudhishthira had been followed into wilderness by Snatakas and by holy Brahmanas.
रन्वागतं धर्मराजं वनस्थम्। भिक्षाभुजां ब्राह्मणानां महात्मनां तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥