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)