# Cc. Ādi 2.75 ## Text > anuvāda nā kahiyā nā kahi vidheya > āge anuvāda kahi, paścād vidheya ## Synonyms *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. ## Translation **"If I do not state a subject, I do not state a predicate. First I speak the former and then I speak the latter.**