Sutra 10
Devanagari script
तेन पूर्वे व्याख्याताः ॥ कZ_०७.८.१० ॥
Transliteration
tena pūrve vyākhyātāḥ
Translation
By that (principle), the earlier cases have been explained.
Word by Word
तेनby that; thereby; with that (as the means/ground)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formतद्-शब्दः; तृतीया-एकवचनम्; नपुंसकलिङ्गम् (instrumental singular: ‘by/with that’)
पूर्वेthe earlier (ones); the preceding (points/rules)
पूर्वे:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
Formपूर्व-शब्दः; प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम् (agreeing with implied ‘(rules/points)’)
व्याख्याताःhave been explained; were expounded
व्याख्याताः:
TypeVerb (Participle)
Rootवि-आ-ख्या
Formकृदन्तः—भूतकर्मणि कृदन्त/कर्मणि प्रयोगः; क्त-प्रत्ययान्तः (past passive participle); प्रथमा-बहुवचनम्; पुल्लिङ्गम्
FAQs
To indicate that the current decision rule generalizes to previously listed scenarios, reducing repetition and signaling a consistent analytic framework.