anuvāda nā kahiyā nā kahi vidheya
āge anuvāda kahi, paścād vidheya

 anuvāda - the subject; nā kahiyā - not saying; nā - not; kahi - I say; vidheya - the predicate; āge - first; anuvāda - the subject; kahi - I say; paścāt - afterwards; vidheya - the predicate.


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“If I do not state a subject, I do not state a predicate. First I speak the former and then I speak the latter.

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