no empty formalities between friends..

उपचारः कर्तव्यो यावदनुत्पन्नसौहृदः पुरुषः।

उत्पन्नसौहृदानामुपचारः कैतवं भवति॥

सुभाषितरत्नभाण्डागारे॥

upacāraḥ kartavyo yāvadanutpannasauhṛdaḥ puruṣaḥ|

utpannasauhṛdānāmupacāraḥ kaitavaṁ bhavati||

subhāṣitaratnabhāṇḍāgāre||

A very matter of fact idea conveyed through a subhashitam in the compendium Subhashitaratnabhandagaram

A lot of formalities and gestures to please a person are necessary till real friendship has been stuck with a friend.. or if the friendship is meant only to be artificial and opportunistic

If real friendship has developed between persons, then such formalities become superficial, artificial and often false of contrived and unnecessary too..

Formalities between friends can be a killer of the true spirit of friendship..

Analysis.

पुरुषः a man

यावत् as long as

अनुत्पन्न सौहृदः friendship not generated

वर्तते remain

तावत् till that tie

उपचारः a lot of formal

gestures

कर्तव्यः should be gone through

उत्पन्न सौह्रुदानां when friendship is established

उपचारः formal gestures

कैतवं भवति become artificial, ornamental..