O king, if you abandon him, there still remain ninety nine sons of yours. O descendant of the Bharata race, if you desire the good of your dynasty, abandon him.
शतमेकोनमप्यस्तु पुत्राणां ते महीपते। त्यजैनमेकं शान्तिं चेत् कुलस्येच्छसि भारत॥