तस्यैवं ब्रुवतो राजा मन्दासुर्वाक्यमब्रवीत्। किं शक्यमिह कर्तुं वै कालो हि दुरतिक्रमः॥
tasyaivaṃ bruvato rājā mandāsurvākyamabravīt| kiṃ śakyamiha kartuṃ vai kālo hi duratikramaḥ||
English Meaning
As he was speaking thus, the king, whose sounds were fast running out said: 'What can I do in this matter. Verily time is incapable of being controlled.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)