Ramayana
अतिसृज्य ददानीति वरम् मम विशाम्पतिः । स निरर्थं गतजले सेतुम् बन्धितुमिच्छति ॥ २-१८-२३
The king bestowed on me boons saying, 'I shall grant you two boons'. But now he wishes in vain to build a dam when the water has run down. ॥ 2-18-23॥
english translation
atisRjya dadAnIti varam mama vizAmpatiH । sa nirarthaM gatajale setum bandhitumicchati ॥ 2-18-23
hk transliteration by Sanscript