देषं गुणं वा सम्पृष्टस्त्वमेवं वक्तुमर्हसि। अपायं वा उपायं वा कार्यस्यास्य विनिश्चये॥
deṣaṃ guṇaṃ vā sampṛṣṭastvamevaṃ vaktumarhasi| apāyaṃ vā upāyaṃ vā kāryasyāsya viniścaye||
English Meaning
It would have been proper for you to give vent to these expressions had I but asked you for advice to ascertain my duty, the propriety or impropriety of my action its way or losses,
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)