Sutra 21
Devanagari script
तेषां पूर्वः पूर्वः श्रेयानुपसम्प्राप्तुम् ॥ कZ_०९.७.२१ ॥
Transliteration
teṣāṃ pūrvaḥ pūrvaḥ śreyān upasamprāptum
Translation
ਇਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਵਿਕਲਪਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ, ਚੰਗੇ ਨਤੀਜੇ ਤੱਕ ਪਹੁੰਚਣ ਲਈ ਹਰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਵਾਲਾ ਵਿਕਲਪ ਵਧੇਰੇ ਸ਼੍ਰੇਸ਼ਠ ਹੈ।
Word by Word
तेषाम्of those (among them)
तेषाम्:
TypePronoun
Rootतद्
Formषष्ठी-बहुवचनम् (Genitive plural), सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक
पूर्वःthe earlier (one)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः (Nominative singular masculine)
पूर्वःthe earlier (one) (each preceding one)
पूर्वः:
TypeAdjective (used substantively)
Rootपूर्व
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः (Nominative singular masculine); पुनरुक्ति (repetition) for distributive sense
श्रेयान्better, superior
श्रेयान्:
TypeAdjective (comparative)
Rootश्रेयस्
Formप्रथमा-एकवचनम्, पुल्लिङ्गः (Nominative singular masculine); श्रेयस्-शब्दस्य तुलनात्मक-प्रयोगः
उपसम्प्राप्तुम्to attain, to obtain, to reach
उपसम्प्राप्तुम्:
TypeVerb (Infinitive)
Rootउप-सम्-प्राप्
Formतुमुन्-प्रत्ययान्तम् (infinitive), कर्तरि प्रयोगः; उपसर्गाः: उप + सम् + प्र
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When alternatives are ranked by expected harm/entanglement, select the earlier-ranked option—typically the one with lower escalation and fewer cascading obligations.