Mahabharata 15.12.8

तत्र मित्रबलं राजन्मौलेन न विशिष्यतेश्रेणीबलं भृतं चैव तुल्य एवेति मे मतिः

tatra mitrabalaṃ rājanmaulena na viśiṣyateśreṇībalaṃ bhṛtaṃ caiva tulya eveti me matiḥ

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