यदा विनाशो भूतानां दृश्यते कालचोदितः। तदा कार्ये प्रमाद्यन्ति नराः कालवशं गताः॥
yadā vināśo bhūtānāṃ dṛśyate kālacoditaḥ| tadā kārye pramādyanti narāḥ kālavaśaṃ gatāḥ||
English Meaning
When urged by the Destroyer, the destruction of creatures is perceptible, then, coming under the sway of the Destroyer, men become careless in their actions.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)