Our grandfather Bhishma, Drona, Kripa and Karna hard to be vanquished, Jayadratha, Somadatta and Ashvathama, Indra even, united with the gods, is incapable of defeating these great bowmen endued with great energy in battle. How can the Pandavas do it, O sire.
पितामहं च द्रोणं च कृपं कर्णं च दुर्जयम्। जयद्रथं सोमदत्तमश्वत्थामानमेव च।॥ सुतेजसो महेष्वासानिन्द्रोऽपि सहितोऽमरैः। अशक्तः समरे जेतुं किं पुनस्तात पाण्डवाः॥