Arthashastra

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नित्यं वश्यं लघु उत्थानं पितृ पैतामहं महत् । अद्वैध्यं च इति सम्पन्नं मित्रं षड् गुणम् उच्यते ॥

Long standing, submissive, easy to be roused, coming from fathers and grandfathers, powerful, and never of a contradictory nature, is a good friend; and these are said to be the six qualities of a good friend.

english translation

nityaM vazyaM laghu utthAnaM pitR paitAmahaM mahat । advaidhyaM ca iti sampannaM mitraM SaD guNam ucyate ॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript