कार्ये कर्मणि निर्वृत्ते यो बहून्यपि साधयेत्। पूर्वकार्याविरोधेन स कार्यं कर्तुमर्हति ॥
kārye karmaṇi nirvṛtte yo bahūnyapi sādhayet| pūrvakāryāvirodhena sa kāryaṃ kartumarhati ||
English Meaning
He that, having compassed his (principal) purpose, accomplishes many more without marring the prime one, is entitled to act.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)