Drona said: O king Dhritarashtra, it has been heard that friends summoned for consultation should always speak what is right, true and conductive of fame.

O Sire, my opinion is as that of the illustrious Bhishma. Let the sons of Kunti have a share in the kingdom. It is eternal virtue.

O descendant of Bharata, send a sweetspeeched man to Drupada; let him carry for them (the Pandavas) a large treasure with him.

Let him take costly presents with him for both the bridegroom and the bride and let him speak to him (Draupada) the increase of your power and dignity that has been secured by this alliance. O king, let him say to Draupada and Dhrishtadyumna that both you and Duryodhana have become exceedingly glad by all that has happened.

Let him say that the alliance has been exceedingly proper and it has become very picasing to you and that you are quite worthy of it. Let him repeatedly propitiate the sons of Kunti and the two sons of Madri.

O king, let many brilliant golden ornaments at your command be given to Draupadi.

O best of the Bharata race, let proper presents be given to all the sons of Drupada and all the Pandavas with (their mother) Kunti.

Thus propitiating Drupada with the Pandavas, he should then propose their return (10 Hastinapur).

When those heroes will get the permission (of Drupada) to come here, let Dushasana and Vikarna go with a magnificent army to receive the Pandavas.

Let those best of the Kurus, the sons of Pandu, always be treated by you with affection and let them be installed in their paternal kingdoin as desired by the people.

O descendant of Bharata, in my opinion and that of Bhishma, this should be your conduct towards the Pandavas, who stand to you in the relation of your own sons.

Karna said : These two (Bhishma and Drona) are supported by your wealth and favours. They are supposed to be your best friends. What can be more surprising than they should give you advice that is not for your good!

How can the wise accept the advice which is pronounced good by the man who speaks with wicked intention, taking care to conceal the wickedness of his heart?

Friends can neither do good nor harm in distress. man's happiness or misery depends on Destiny alone.

He who is wise, or he who is a fool, he who is old or he who is a child, he who has friends or he who has no friends, becomes happy or unhappy everywhere.

We have heard that there was a king of old, named Ambuvich, who was the king at Rajgriha over the Magadhas.

He was a king who never looked to his affairs. All he did was to inhale and exhale the air. All his affairs were in the hands of his ministers.

He had a minister, named Mahakarni, who became the supreme lord of his kingdom Regarding that all authority had been gained, he even disregarded the king.

The fool himself appropriated everything belonging to the king, including his articles of luxury, his women, his jewels and his sovereignty.

Having secured them all, that avaricious man's avarice only increased; and having appropriated all, he coveted his kingdom.

We have heard that with all his endeavours he did not succeed to get the kingdom, although the king did not look to his affairs and only breathed the air.

O king, what else human exertion can be said to have been in him than that the kingdom was dependent on his Destiny. If this kingdom be fixed in you by destiny. It will certainly remain in you, notwithstanding the enmity of all the worlds. If otherwise, however you may try, it will never remain in you.

You are learned, therefore, remembering all this, judge of the honesty and dishonesty of your ministers. Ascertain also who amongst them are wicked and who have spoken wisely and well.

Drona said: Wicked as you are, you say so out of the wickedness of your intentions. It is to injure the Pandavas, you find fault with us.

O Karna, know that what I have said is good for all. This is for the prosperity of the Kuru race. If you consider it as productive of evil, tell yourself what is the great good.

If the advice, productive of great good that I have given, is not followed, my opinion is that the Kurus will be exterminated.