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The Vipra Example Explains the Predicate
“For example, we may say, ‘This vipra is a greatly learned man.’ In this sentence, the vipra is the subject, and the predicate is his erudition.
What the purport teaches
- The example states, ‘This vipra is a greatly learned man.’
- The vipra is the subject of the sentence.
- His erudition—his great learning—is the predicate.
Try this today
Copy the example and label ‘this vipra’ as the subject and his great learning as the predicate.
Ask yourself
In this example, can I distinguish the person from the quality stated about him?
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.