I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I hear that Drona, Kritavarma, Kripa, Karna, Ashvathama and Shalya had allowed Saindhava to be killed before their presence.
यदा द्रोणः कृतवर्मा कृपश्च कर्णो द्रौणिर्मद्रराजश्च शूरः। अमर्षयन् सैन्धवं वध्यमानं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥