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== Constituents of Methodology ==

== Constituents of Methodology ==

All these works, belonging to divergent disciplines, portray the depth of Indian thinkers, who looked at the scientific treatises from all possible angles, critically examined the various conceptual aspects of the scientific works along without neglecting the subtle aspects. The lesser known fact is that these great Indian thinkers after a thorough research, in-depth comprehensive study of the shastras available to them, formulated a methodology for building scientific theories having 95 constituents, under five headings.<ref name=":0">W. K. Lele (2006) ''Methodology of Ancient Indian Sciences'' Varanasi : Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan</ref><ref name=":1" />

All these works, belonging to divergent disciplines, portray the depth of Indian thinkers, who looked at the scientific treatises from all possible angles, critically examined the various conceptual aspects of the scientific works along without neglecting the subtle aspects. As such these concepts can be understood by illustrations from poetics also. The lesser known fact is that these great Indian thinkers after a thorough research, in-depth comprehensive study of the shastras available to them, formulated a methodology for building scientific theories having 95 constituents, under five headings.<ref name=":0">W. K. Lele (2006) ''Methodology of Ancient Indian Sciences'' Varanasi : Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan</ref><ref name=":1" />

#तन्त्रयुक्तयः (tantrayuktayaḥ) ॥ Tantrayuktis (36)

#तन्त्रयुक्तयः (tantrayuktayaḥ) ॥ Tantrayuktis (36)

#व्याख्यानि (vyākhyāni) ॥ Vyakhyas (15)

#व्याख्यानि (vyākhyāni) ॥ Vyakhyas (15)

* प्रधानकल्पना ॥ pradhānakalpanā  - is of two kinds प्रधानस्य कल्पना and प्रधानेन कल्पना

* प्रधानकल्पना ॥ pradhānakalpanā  - is of two kinds प्रधानस्य कल्पना and प्रधानेन कल्पना

* गुणकल्पना ॥ guṇakalpanā

* गुणकल्पना ॥ guṇakalpanā

* लेशकल्पना ॥ leśakalpanā

* लेशकल्पना ॥ leśakalpanā

* विद्याकल्पना ॥ vidyākalpanā

* विद्याकल्पना ॥ vidyākalpanā