Having learnt the use of weapons from Drona and from Kripa, O best among Bharatas, you yet seek the protection of Vasudeva, of equal birth and equal strength.
द्रोणादस्त्राणि संप्राप्य कृपाच्च भरतर्षभ। तुल्ययोनौ समबले वासुदेवं समाश्रितः॥