I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that my sons were taken prisoners by the Gandharvas their journey to Ghoshayatra, but were rescued by Arjuna.
यदाश्रौषं घोषयात्रागतानां बन्धं गंधर्वैर्मोक्षणं चार्जुनेन। स्वेषां सुतानां कर्णबुद्धौ रतानां तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥