I had no hope of success, O Sanjaya, when I heard that Yudhishthira had been defeated by Saubala at dice and had been deprived of his kingdom as its result but still he was attended by his powerful brothers.
यदाश्रौषं हृतराज्यं युधिष्ठिरं पराजितं सौबलेनाक्षवत्याम्। स्तदा नाशंसे विजयाय संजय॥