भूताश्चार्था विरुद्ध्यन्ति देशकालविरोधिताः। विक्लवं दूतमासाद्य तमः सूर्योदये यथा॥
bhūtāścārthā viruddhyanti deśakālavirodhitāḥ| viklavaṃ dūtamāsādya tamaḥ sūryodaye yathā||
English Meaning
Works, almost accomplished, when entrusted to an inconsiderate emissary, are generally spoiled, out of season and out of place, like to darkness driven by the appearance of the sun.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)