Vaishampayana said : Thereupon after consulting with one another the son of Subala (Sakuni) king Duryodhana, Dushasana and Karna formed and evil conspiracy. They resolved with the sanction of the descendant of Kuru the king Dhritarashtra to burn to death Kunti with her sons.
वैशम्पायन उवाच ततः सुबलपुत्रस्तु राजा दुर्योधनश्च ह। दुःशासनश्च कर्णश्च दुष्टं मन्त्रममन्त्रयन्॥ ते कौरव्यमनुज्ञाप्य धृतराष्ट्र नराधिपम्। दहने तु सपुत्रायः कुन्त्या बुद्धिमकारयन्॥