O Partha! Had Abhimanyu, the best chariot fighter still living, the enemies would have severely killed by him. So, gross humiliation would not have to born with were he lived. Had Ghatotkaca living I would have not shown back to battle-field.
यदि स्म जीवेत् स भवेनिहन्ता महारथानां प्रवरो रथोत्तमः। तवाभिमन्युस्तनयोऽद्य पार्थ न चास्मि गन्ता समरे पराभवम्॥ स्तथापि नाहं समरे पराङ्मुखः।