त्वरते कार्यकाले मे अहश्चाप्यतिवर्तते। प्रतिज्ञा च मया दत्ता न स्थातव्यमिहान्तरा॥
tvarate kāryakāle me ahaścāpyativartate| pratijñā ca mayā dattā na sthātavyamihāntarā||
English Meaning
Business wants me to go soon and the time is well-nigh spent. Besides I have promised that I shall not halt at any intermediate place.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)