# Cc. Antya 8.80 ## Text > pūrva-parayor madhye para-vidhir balavān ## Synonyms *pūrva*-*parayoḥ*—the former and the latter; *madhye*—between; *para*-*vidhiḥ*—the latter rule; *balavān*—more prominent. ## Translation **"Between the former rule and the latter rule, the latter is more important.'** ## Purport This is a verse from the *nyāya* literatures.