Ramayana
भूताश्चार्था विपद्यन्ते देशकालविरोधिताः । विक्लबं दूतमासाद्य तमः सूर्योदये यथा ॥ ५-२-३९
'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॥
english translation
bhUtAzcArthA vipadyante dezakAlavirodhitAH । viklabaM dUtamAsAdya tamaH sUryodaye yathA ॥ 5-2-39
hk transliteration by Sanscript