I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that the foremost king of the Magadha dynasty, the shining star of all the Kshatriyas Jarasandha had been killed by Bhima alone with his bare arms.
यदाश्रौषं मागधानां वरिष्ठं जरासन्धं क्षत्रमध्ये ज्वलन्तम्। दोा हतं भीमसेनेन गत्वा तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥