Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Ādi 2.76
Move from Known to Unknown
“The predicate of a sentence is what is unknown to the reader, whereas the subject is what is known to him.
What the purport teaches
- The subject is what the reader already knows.
- The predicate is what is unknown to the reader.
- The distinction between subject and predicate rests on what is known and what is being introduced.
Try this today
In one sentence you read today, identify the subject and the information given about it.
Ask yourself
Can I distinguish the known subject from the new information given about it?
Carry the question through the day, then answer it in your own words before sleep.
The study points are short summaries drawn from Śrīla Prabhupāda's translation and purport; the practice and question are plain words for trying the verse today.