Chapter 29 — Kishkindha Kanda, Sarga 29

Valmiki Ramayana — Kishkindha Kanda

Verse 29.11

नहि तावद् भवेत् कालो व्यतीतश्चोदनादृते। चोदितस्य हि कार्यस्य भवेत् कालव्यतिक्रमः॥ तस्य त्वं

nahi tāvad bhavet kālo vyatītaścodanādṛte| coditasya hi kāryasya bhavet kālavyatikramaḥ|| tasya tvaṃ

English Meaning

T To engage, out of season, in a service, uncalled for, is not blameable; but to defer the performance of an action in proper time after promising is indeed an object of censure.

M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)