I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Arjuna had taken the vow of killing Saindhava and he had fulfilled his vow in the presence of his enemies.
यदाश्रौषं सैन्धवार्थे प्रतिज्ञा प्रतिज्ञातां तद्वधायार्जुनेन। सत्यां तीर्णां शत्रुमध्ये च तेन तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥