Mahabharata 1.224.15

भूतं हित्वा भविष्येऽर्थे योऽवलम्बेत मन्दधीःअवमन्येत तं लोको यथेच्छसि तथा कुरु

bhūtaṃ hitvā bhaviṣye'rthe yo'valambeta mandadhīḥavamanyeta taṃ loko yathecchasi tathā kuru

Our plain-language meaning of this verse is waiting for scholar review.