Mahabharata 1.154.23

द्रोण उवाच · droṇa uvāca

प्रार्थयामि त्वया सख्यं पुनरेव नराधिपअराजा किल नो राज्ञः सखा भवितुमर्हति

prārthayāmi tvayā sakhyaṃ punareva narādhipaarājā kila no rājñaḥ sakhā bhavitumarhati

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.