Dhritarashtra said I consider, O Sanjaya, destiny to by superior to human endeavor, in as much as, the troops of my son are always being slaughtered by those of the sons of Pandu.
धृतराष्ट्र उवाच दैवमेव परं मन्ये पौरुषादपि संजय। यत् सैन्यं मम पुत्रस्य पाण्डुसैन्येन बाध्यते।।।।