सरितां तु पतिः स्वल्पां मर्यादां सत्यमन्वितः। सत्यानुरोधात् समये वेलां स्वां नातिवर्तते॥
saritāṃ tu patiḥ svalpāṃ maryādāṃ satyamanvitaḥ| satyānurodhāt samaye velāṃ svāṃ nātivartate||
English Meaning
And the lord of rivers, having promised, even on occasions of Parvas, does not pass over his bounds for the sake of truth.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)