Vaishampayana said: Having heard these words of his son and also all that Kanika had said, the king possessed of the eye of knowledge. Dhritarashtra, became afflicted with sorrow and his mind was full of misgivings. Then Duryodhana, Karna, the son of Subala Sakuni. Dushasana, these four held a consultation together. Then Duryodhana spoke thus to the king Dhritarashtra.
वैशम्पायन उवाच एवं श्रुत्वा तु पुत्रस्य प्रज्ञाचक्षुर्नराधिपः। कणिकस्य च वाक्यानि तानि श्रुत्वा स सर्वशः॥ धृतराष्ट्रो द्विधाचित्तः शोकार्तः समपद्यत। दुर्योधनश्च कर्णश्च शकुनिः सौबलस्तथा॥ दुःशासनचतुर्थास्ते मन्त्रयामासुरेकतः। ततो दुर्योधनो राजा धृतराष्ट्रमभाषत॥