I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Arjuna had kept back all is assailants when his horses were taken away for drink.
यदाश्रौषं वाहनेष्वक्षमेषु रथोपस्थे तिष्ठता पाण्डवेन। सर्वान् योधान् वारितानर्जुनेन तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥