तेनby that; thereby; with that (as the means/ground)
तेन:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formsarvanāma-śabda; tṛtīyā (instrumental) ekavacana; napuṃsaka (agreeing with an implied neuter referent such as ‘that/this (means/statement)’); deictic/anaphoric usage
पूर्वेthe earlier ones; the previous (authors/teachers/topics)
पूर्वे:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
Formprātipadika ‘pūrva’; prathamā (nominative) bahuvacana; puṃliṅga (substantive use = ‘the earlier ones/previous (teachers or topics)’); agrees with ‘vyākhyātāḥ’