Vaishampayana said: -
1. O king, thereupon the mighty son of Bharadvaja (Drona), coming before Drupada, told that monarch, “Consider me as friend.”
2. Having been thus joyful addressed by his friend, the son of Bharadvaja (Drona), the king of Panchala could not bear those words.
3. The king intoxicated with the pride of wealth, contracted is brows in anger and with eyes red (in wrath) spoke to Drona thus.
4. “O Brahmana, your intelligence is hardly high of order. You address me all on a sudden as your friend.
5. O dull-minded man, great kings can never be friends with such luckless and indigent fellow as you.
6. We had friendship between us when we were both equally circumstances but time that wears out everything, wears out friendship also.
7. Friendship never remains in any one’s heart in this world being worn-out time wears it out and anger also destroys it.
8. Do not therefore stick to our worn-out friendship. Do not think of it any longer. O best of Brahmanas, the friendship I entertained for you was for a particular purpose.
9-10. The poor cannot be the friend of the rich, the unlearned cannot be the friend of the learned; the coward cannot be the friend of the brave (heroes). How then do you desire the continuance of our old friendship! Friendship or enmity, exists between two persons equally situated as to wealth or prowess. The poor and the rich can neither be friends nor enemies of each other.
11. One of pure birth can never be a friend of one, who is lowly born; a car warrior cannot be a friend of one, who is not a car warrior. One who is not a king cannot have a king for his friend. How then do you desire the continuance of our old friendship?”
12. Thus addressed by Drupada, the powerful son of Bharadvaja, was filled with anger and reflecting for a moment.
13. That wise man made up his mind as to his course of action with regard to the king of Panchala. He then went to the city of the foremost of the Kurus, named Hastinapur.
Thus ends the hundred and thirty second chapter, the coloquy between Drona and Drupada in the Sambhava of the Adi Parva.