Indeed, the king had never derived that great happiness from his own sons which he always did from the sons of Pandu.
न तां प्रीतिं परामाप पुत्रेभ्यः स कुरूद्वहः॥ यां प्रीतिं पाण्डुपुत्रेभ्यः सदावाप नराधिपः।