I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Arjuna had obtained the hands of Draupadi by piercing the mark and the brave Panchalas had joined the Pandavas.
यदाश्रौषं द्रौपदी रङ्गमध्ये लक्ष्यं भित्वा निर्जितामर्जुनेन। स्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥