O lord of men, this our army the large part of which has been slain have already been massacred by the sons of Pritha, who were at first very few in number. What would be done now?
तदिदं हतभूयिष्ठं बलं मम नराधिप। पूर्वमष्यल्पकैः पार्थैर्हतं किमुत साम्प्रतम्॥