अतिसृज्य ददानीति वरं मम विशाम्पतिः। स निरर्थं गतजले सेतुं बन्धितुमिच्छति॥
atisṛjya dadānīti varaṃ mama viśāmpatiḥ| sa nirarthaṃ gatajale setuṃ bandhitumicchati||
English Meaning
Promising 'I give you the lord of earth granted me these boons; in vain he wishes to set up a dyke when all the water has passed away.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)