महर्षेर् अग्निवेश्यस्य सकाशम् अहम् अच्युत ॥
अस्त्रार्थम् अगमं पूर्वं धनुर्वेदजिघृक्षया ॥
ब्रह्मचारी विनीतात्मा जटिलो बहुलाः समाः ॥
अवसं तत्र सुचिरं धनुर्वेदचिकीर्षया ॥
पाञ्चालराजपुत्रस् तु यज्ञसेनो महाबलः ॥
मया सहाकरोद् विद्यां गुरोः श्राम्यन् समाहितः ॥
स मे तत्र सखा चासीद् उपकारी प्रियश् च मे ॥
तेनाहं सह संगम्य रतवान् सुचिरं बत ॥
बाल्यात् प्रभृति कौरव्य सहाध्ययनम् एव च ॥
स समासाद्य मां तत्र प्रियकारी प्रियंवदः ॥
अब्रवीद् इति मां भीष्म वचनं प्रीतिवर्धनम् ॥
अहं प्रियतमः पुत्रः पितुर् द्रोण महात्मनः ॥
अभिषेक्ष्यति मां राज्ये स पाञ्चाल्यो यदा तदा ॥
त्वद्भोज्यं भविता राज्यं सखे सत्येन ते शपे ॥
मम भोगाश् च वित्तं च त्वदधीनं सुखानि च ॥
एवम् उक्तः प्रवव्राज कृतास्त्रो ऽहं धनेप्सया ॥
अभिषिक्तं च श्रुत्वैनं कृतार्थो ऽस्मीति चिन्तयन् ॥
प्रियं सखायं सुप्रीतो राज्यस्थं पुनर् आव्रजम् ॥
संस्मरन् संगमं चैव वचनं चैव तस्य तत् ॥
maharṣer agniveśyasya sakāśam aham acyuta ||
astrārtham agamaṃ pūrvaṃ dhanurvedajighṛkṣayā ||
brahmacārī vinītātmā jaṭilo bahulāḥ samāḥ ||
avasaṃ tatra suciraṃ dhanurvedacikīrṣayā ||
pāñcālarājaputras tu yajñaseno mahābalaḥ ||
mayā sahākarod vidyāṃ guroḥ śrāmyan samāhitaḥ ||
sa me tatra sakhā cāsīd upakārī priyaś ca me ||
tenāhaṃ saha saṃgamya ratavān suciraṃ bata ||
bālyāt prabhṛti kauravya sahādhyayanam eva ca ||
sa samāsādya māṃ tatra priyakārī priyaṃvadaḥ ||
abravīd iti māṃ bhīṣma vacanaṃ prītivardhanam ||
ahaṃ priyatamaḥ putraḥ pitur droṇa mahātmanaḥ ||
abhiṣekṣyati māṃ rājye sa pāñcālyo yadā tadā ||
tvadbhojyaṃ bhavitā rājyaṃ sakhe satyena te śape ||
mama bhogāś ca vittaṃ ca tvadadhīnaṃ sukhāni ca ||
evam uktaḥ pravavrāja kṛtāstro 'haṃ dhanepsayā ||
abhiṣiktaṃ ca śrutvainaṃ kṛtārtho 'smīti cintayan ||
priyaṃ sakhāyaṃ suprīto rājyasthaṃ punar āvrajam ||
saṃsmaran saṃgamaṃ caiva vacanaṃ caiva tasya tat ||
Drona said: "To the great sage Agnivesha I went in olden days for the sake of weapons, O undying one, wishing to master the science of archery; chaste and humble, wearing matted locks, I dwelt there for many long years, desiring to master the dhanurveda. The prince of Panchala, the mighty Yajnasena, studied together with me, laboring attentively under our teacher; there he was my friend, obliging and dear to me, and from childhood, O Kaurava, we studied together. He came to me there, one who did what was pleasing, sweet of speech, and said to me, O Bhishma, a word that deepened our affection: 'I am the most beloved son of my great-souled father, O Drona; when my father anoints me to the kingship, the kingdom shall be yours to enjoy, friend -- I swear it to you truly; my pleasures, my wealth, and my joys will be at your disposal.' So hearing this, I, having mastered weapons, set out, desiring wealth; and hearing that he had been anointed king, and thinking, 'I have attained my goal,' I came once more to my dear friend, now enthroned, greatly pleased, remembering our friendship and that word of his."
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Here Drona reveals the foundation of his grievance -- Drupada's broken oath. It is notable that Drona did not come uninvited but on the solemn promise of a friend who had sworn 'truly' to share the kingdom with him. Here is the weight of a broken word: an oath given in friendship is sacred, and its violation a sin, the greater for having been given freely. Notable too is Drona's guileless trust: he relied on his friend's word and was deceived -- a lesson in how fragile are promises made in contentment and forgotten in power. A subtler point is discernible here as well: Drona himself went 'desiring wealth' -- and his self-interest, though understandable in his need, somewhat clouded the purity of his coming. Thus the text shows both sides: Drupada's treachery and Drona's not wholly disinterested hope, out of which a long feud will grow.