I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that being anxious to bring about peace for the welfare of mankind, Krishna had come to the Kurus, but had gone away being unsuccessful in his mission.
यदाश्रौषं लोकहिताय कृष्णं शमार्थिनमुपयातं कुरूणाम्। शमं कुर्वाणमकृतार्थं च यातं तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥