'Just as darkness disappears at Sunrise, wellplanned strategies also fail at the hands of a thoughtless messenger when they are set in opposition to proper time and place. [5-2-39]
अर्थानर्थान्तरे बुद्धिर्निश्चितापि न शोभते | घातयन्ति हि कार्याणि दूताः पण्डितमानिनः || ५-२-४०
'Even though messengers are not intelligent, they think themselves clever and capable. They act foolishly, swerve from proper course of action and fail in their effort. [5-2-40]