तुल्ये लाभे देशकालौ शक्त्युपायौ प्रियाप्रियौ जवाजवौ सामीप्यविप्रकर्षौ तदात्वानुबन्धौ सारत्वसातत्ये बाहुल्यबाहुगुण्ये च विमृश्य बहुगुणयुक्तं लाभमाददीत ॥ कZ_०९.४.२४ ॥
tulye lābhe deśakālau śaktyupāyau priyāpriyau javājavau sāmīpyaviprakarṣau tadātvānubandhau sāratvasātatye bāhulyabāhuguṇye ca vimṛśya bahuguṇayuktaṃ lābham ādadīta
When the gains are equal, after considering place and time; one’s capacity and the means; what is agreeable or disagreeable; quickness or delay; proximity or distance; immediate result and subsequent consequences; solidity and continuity; quantity and multiplicity of advantages—one should accept the gain that is endowed with more merits.
A structured comparison: when headline gains match, select the option with superior combined attributes—feasibility, speed, proximity, political acceptability, immediate and downstream benefits, durability, and breadth of advantages.
Use a multi-criteria matrix: score options on time-to-implement, resource intensity, political risk, logistical distance, immediate impact, long-term spillovers, durability, and co-benefits; choose the option with the strongest aggregate profile.