I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Yudhishthira had killed the King of Madra, who always challenged Krishna.
यदाश्रौषं निहतं मद्रराज रणे शूरं धर्मराजेन सूत! सदा संग्रामे स्पर्धते यस्तु कृष्णं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥