Mahabharata 12.70.6

कालो वा कारणं राज्ञो राजा वा कालकारणम्इति ते संशयो मा भूद्राजा कालस्य कारणम्

kālo vā kāraṇaṃ rājño rājā vā kālakāraṇamiti te saṃśayo mā bhūdrājā kālasya kāraṇam

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