Live Caitanya Caritamrta · CC Madhya 24.297
One Word Retained Among Matching Words
“ ‘Of words having the same form and case termination, the last one is the only one retained.’
What the purport teaches
- The rule concerns words having the same form and case termination.
- Of these matching words, only the last one is retained.
- This grammatical rule is quoted from Pāṇini’s sūtras.
Try this today
Read the rule once more and identify its condition and its result.
Ask yourself
What two features must the words share for this rule to apply?
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.