Caitanya-caritāmṛta 2.74
anuvādam anuktvā tu na vidheyam udīrayet na hy alabdhāspadaṁ kiñcit kutracit pratitiṣṭhati
[anuvaadam anuktvaa tu na vidheyam udeerayet na hy alabdhaaspadam kinchit kutrachit pratitishthati]
Blended reading (Sanskrit + English inline)
anuvādam anuktvā tu na vidheyam udīrayet na hy alabdhāspadaṁ kiñcit kutracit pratitiṣṭhati
“ ‘One should not state a predicate before its subject, for it cannot thus stand without proper support.’
Purport
This rhetorical rule appears in the Ekādaśī-tattva, Thirteenth Canto, in connection with the metaphorical use of words. An unknown object should not be put before the known subject because the object has no meaning if the subject is not first given.
— A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupāda
My note
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