Sutra 57
Devanagari script
पूर्वः पूर्वश्चास्य लघिष्ठः ॥ कZ_०९.६.५७ ॥
Transliteration
pūrvaḥ pūrvaś cāsya laghiṣṭhaḥ.
Translation
Each preceding (measure) is the lighter one (than the one that follows).
Word by Word
पूर्वःthe former / the earlier one (person/party)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; विशेषण-प्रयोगः (पूर्वः = पूर्ववर्ती/पूर्वजनः)
पूर्वःthe former (again; i.e., the earlier one)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; पुनरुक्तिः (emphatic/contrastive)
चand
च:
TypeParticle
Rootच
Formसमुच्चयार्थक-अव्ययम्
अस्यof this / his
अस्य:
TypePronoun
Rootइदम्
Formषष्ठी-एकवचनम्, पुं/नपुंसकलिङ्गम्; सम्बन्धे (of this)
लघिष्ठःthe lightest / least (in degree)
लघिष्ठः:
TypeAdjective (superlative)
Rootलघु
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुंलिङ्गम्; लघु-तमप् (इष्ठन्) प्रत्ययः; अतिशय-तुलनार्थः
FAQs
Use a graduated response: start with least severe instruments and escalate only if earlier measures fail or are infeasible.