I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that king of Matsya (Virata) had offered his virtuous daughter Uttara to Arjuna and Arjuna had accepted her for his son Abhimanyu.
यदाश्रौषं सत्कृतां मत्स्यराज्ञा सुतां दत्तामुत्तरामर्जुनाया तां चार्जुनः प्रत्यगृह्णत्सुतार्थे तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥