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Text 58
anuvādam anuktvaiva
na vidheyam udīrayet
na hy alabdhāspadaṁ kiñcit
kutracit pratitiṣṭhati
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.
“ ‘Without first mentioning what is known, one should not introduce the unknown, for that which has no solid basis can never be established anywhere.’
This is a verse from the Ekādaśī-tattva.