हितबुद्ध्या यदहितं वचः परुषमुच्यते। परपक्षं प्रविश्यैव नैतच्छ्रोक्षगतं मम॥
hitabuddhyā yadahitaṃ vacaḥ paruṣamucyate| parapakṣaṃ praviśyaiva naitacchrokṣagataṃ mama||
English Meaning
The words which, deeming the strength of the enemy as superior, you have harshly spoken, considering it as beneficial, had never before entered my ears.
— M.N. Dutt (1891–94, public domain)