O Partha, Dhristadyumna and Shikhandi had succeeded in slaying Drona and Bhishma, only because you protected them in battle.
तथैव सततं पार्थ रक्षिताभ्यां त्वाय रणे। धृष्टद्युम्नशिखण्डिभ्यां भीष्मद्रोणौ निपातितौ॥