# Cc. Ādi 16.58 ## Text > anuvādam anuktvaiva > na vidheyam udīrayet > na hy alabdhāspadaṁ kiñcit > kutracit pratitiṣṭhati ## Synonyms *anuvādam*—things already known; *anuktvā*—without mentioning; *eva*—certainly; *na*—not; *vidheyam*—unknown subject matters; *udīrayet*—one should mention; *na*—not; *hi*—certainly; *alabdha*-*āspadam*—without having achieved a proper place; *kiñcit*—something; *kutracit*—anywhere; *pratitiṣṭhati*—has a position. ## Translation **“ 'Without first mentioning what is known, one should not introduce the unknown, for that which has no solid basis can never be established anywhere.'** ## Purport This is a verse from the *Ekādaśī-tattva.*