This earth also to the verge of the sea, decked with towns and cities, as with a garland of flowers, I have also given unto Kasyapa. I have now my body alone and my various valuable weapons left. I am prepared to give either my body or my weapons. Say, which thou wouldst have. I would give it thee. Say quickly!'
"Drona answered, 'O son of Bhrigu, it behoveth thee to give me all thy weapons together with the mysteries of hurling and recalling them!
"Saying, 'So be it,' the son of Bhrigu gave away all his weapons unto Drona,—indeed, the whole science of arms with its rules and mysteries. Accepting them all, and thinking himself amply rewarded, that best of Brahmanas then, glad at heart, set out, for (the city of) his friend Drupada."
Thus ends the hundred and thirty first Section in the Sambhava of the Adi Parva.
Section CXXXII.
( Sambhava Parva continued. )
Vaisampayana said, "Then, O king, the mighty son of Bharadwaja presented himself before Drupada, and addressing that monarch, said, 'Know me for thy friend? Thus addressed by his friend, the son of Bharadwaja with a joyous heart, the lord of Panchala was ill able to bear that speech. The king, intoxicated with the pride of wealth, contracted his brows in wrath, and with reddened eyes spake these words unto Drona, 'O Brahmana, thy intelligence is scarcely of a high order, inasmuch as thou sayest unto me, all on a sudden, that thou art my friend! O thou of dull apprehension, great kings can never be friends with such luckless and indigent wights as thou. It is true there was friendship between thee and me before, for we were then both equally circumstanced. But Time that impaireth everything in its course, impaireth friendship also. In this world, friendship never endureth for ever in any heart. Time weareth it off and anger destroyeth it too. Do thou not stick therefore to that worn-off friendship. Think not of it anylonger. The
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