नियतिः कारणं लोके नियतिः कर्मसाधनम्। नियतिः सर्वभूतानां नियोगेष्विह कारणम्॥
niyatiḥ kāraṇaṃ loke niyatiḥ karmasādhanam| niyatiḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ niyogeṣviha kāraṇam||
English Meaning
Time is the prime cause in this world, and the source of the accomplishment of actions. And Time it is that leads men to actions.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)