O king, the destruction of the Kurus is certain; Dhritarashtra will never meet with good fortune. As water dropped on a lotus leaf son does not remain there, so my counsels failed to have any effect on him.
ध्रुवं विनाशो नृप कौरवाणां न वै श्रेयोधृतराष्ट्रः परैति। यथाच पणे पुष्करस्यावसिक्तं जलं न तिष्ठेत् पथ्यमुक्तं तथास्मिन्॥