I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Drona's son had misused the weapon named Narayana and had failed to kill the Pandavas.
यदा द्रोणे निहते द्रोणपुत्रो नारायणं दिव्यमस्त्रं विकुर्वन्। नैषामन्तं गतवान्पाण्डवानां तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजया। २०१॥