Why did the king thus permit his narrowminded son Duryodhana to excite the anger of those mighty warriors, the sons of Pandu?
कथं च राजा पुत्रं तमुपेक्षेताल्पचेतसम्। दुर्योधनं पाण्डुपुत्रान् कोपयानं महारथान्॥