मूलमर्थस्य संरक्ष्यमेव कार्यविदां नयः। मूले हि सति सिध्यन्ति गुणाः सर्वे फलोदयाः॥
mūlamarthasya saṃrakṣyameva kāryavidāṃ nayaḥ| mūle hi sati sidhyanti guṇāḥ sarve phalodayāḥ||
English Meaning
The root of any work must be preserved. This is the policy of those versed in business. The root existing, all the virtues, obtaining fruit, certainly meet with success.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)