If it were not so, do not think that I would not have dared to kill you with that thunderbolt of yours with even a blow of my fist. The present, however, is not the hour when I should display my prowess. The present hour is such that I should remain silent and tolerate everything.
न हि त्वां नोत्सहे हन्तुं सवज्रमपि मुष्टिना। न त विक्रमकालोऽयं क्षमाकालोऽयमागतः॥