I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Yudhishthira had defeated the son of Drona, Dushasana and fearful Kritavarma.
यदाश्रौषं द्रोणपुत्रं च शूरं दुःशासनं कृतवर्माणमुग्रम्। युधिष्ठरं धर्मराजं जयन्तं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥