I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that the great destroyer of foes, Bhishma killing ten thousand car-warriors every day, had not killed any Pandava hero of note.
यदाश्रौषं भीष्मममित्रकर्शनं निनन्तमाजावयुतं रथानाम्। स्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥