If at that time the sons of Kuru, who were assembled there, old and young, had prevented this, Dhritarashtra would have done what would have pleased me and such behaviour would also have been to the benefit of his sons.
तं चेत् तदा ते सकुमारवृद्धा अवारयिष्यन् कुरवः समेताः। मम प्रियं धृतराष्ट्रोऽकरिष्यत् पुत्राणां च कृतमस्थाभविष्यत्॥