Sutra 42
Devanagari script
तस्यां पूर्वमनर्थं साधयेत्तत्सिद्धावर्थसंशयम् ॥ कZ_०९.७.४२ ॥
Transliteration
tasyāṃ pūrvamanarthaṃ sādhayettatsiddhāvarthasaṃśayam
Translation
এনেকুৱা অৱস্থাত প্ৰথমে ক্ষতিটো সামলাই/নিয়ন্ত্ৰণ কৰিব লাগে; সেয়া সিদ্ধ হ’লে তেতিয়াহে সন্দেহজনক লাভৰ চেষ্টা কৰিব লাগে।
Word by Word
तस्याम्in that (situation/that matter)
तस्याम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक; स्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)
पूर्वम्first; beforehand
पूर्वम्:
TypeAdverb
Rootपूर्व
Formअव्यय; क्रियाविशेषण (कालवाचक)
अनर्थम्harm; loss; adverse outcome
अनर्थम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअनर्थ
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म)
साधयेत्should accomplish; should establish/ascertain
साधयेत्:
TypeVerb
Rootसाध्
Formलिङ् (विधिलिङ्); परस्मैपद; प्रथमपुरुष; एकवचन; धातु: साध् (साधने)
तत्that (i.e., that harm/that point)
तत्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formसर्वनाम; नपुंसकलिङ्ग; एकवचन; प्रथमा/द्वितीया (सन्दर्भानुसारं)
सिद्धौupon success; when it is accomplished
सिद्धौ:
TypeNoun
Rootसिद्धि
Formस्त्रीलिङ्ग; एकवचन; सप्तमी (अधिकरणे)
अर्थसंशयम्doubt regarding the benefit/advantage
अर्थसंशयम्:
TypeNoun
Rootअर्थसंशय
Formपुंलिङ्ग; एकवचन; द्वितीया (कर्म); समास: अर्थस्य संशयः
FAQs
It is a prioritization rule: stabilize the certain negative outcome before allocating resources to a speculative upside, thereby protecting core state capacity.