Charak Samhita

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अथातीतकालम्- अतीतकालंनामयत्पूर्वंवाच्यंतत्पश्चादुच्यते, तत्कालातीतत्वादग्राह्यंभवतीति; पूर्वंवानिग्रहप्राप्तमनिगृह्यपरिगृह्यपक्षान्तरितंपश्चान्निगृहीते, तत्तस्यातीतकालत्वान्निग्रहवचनमसमर्थंभवतीति ||५८||

sanskrit

[37. Atitakala (delayed performance)] Atitakala is that which actually was to be said earlier but is said later, and because of delayed presentation becomes unacceptable. For instance, if somebody does not defeat the opponent at the opportune moment but applies it on some other point later on, then, because of delayed application that becomes quite ineffective.

english translation

athAtItakAlam- atItakAlaMnAmayatpUrvaMvAcyaMtatpazcAducyate, tatkAlAtItatvAdagrAhyaMbhavatIti; pUrvaMvAnigrahaprAptamanigRhyaparigRhyapakSAntaritaMpazcAnnigRhIte, tattasyAtItakAlatvAnnigrahavacanamasamarthaMbhavatIti ||58||

hk transliteration