Discipula dicit se hoc consilium accipere causa bonae disciplinae.

The female student says that she accepts this advice for the sake of good discipline.

Breakdown of Discipula dicit se hoc consilium accipere causa bonae disciplinae.

• discipula: the female student
• bonus: good
• dicere: to say
• hic: this

Questions & Answers about Discipula dicit se hoc consilium accipere causa bonae disciplinae.

Why does se mean herself here, and how do I know who it refers to?

Se is the reflexive pronoun in Latin. In an indirect statement after a verb like dicit, se normally refers back to the subject of the main verb—here, discipula.
So discipula dicit se... = The student says that she... (literally, says herself...).

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Why is it dicit se ... accipere instead of something like dicit quod ... accipit?

Latin commonly reports what someone says/thinks using an indirect statement:

• verb of saying/thinking
  • accusative subject
    • infinitive.

So:

• dicit (she says)
• se (accusative “subject” of the reported clause)
• accipere (infinitive “to accept”)

English often uses that + finite verb, but Latin usually uses accusative + infinitive instead.

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What case is discipula, and why?

Discipula is nominative singular, because it is the subject of dicit.
Its ending marks it as .