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Inference and its classification (अनुमानं तस्य प्रकाराश्च) (view source)
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==Anumana and its components ॥ अनुमानं तस्य घटकाश्च==
==Anumana and its components ॥ अनुमानं तस्य घटकाश्च==
All systems of Indian Philosophy agree in holding that anumana is a process of arriving at truth not by direct observation but by means of the knowledge of Vyapti or a universal relation between two things.
All systems of Indian Philosophy agree in holding that anumana is a process of arriving at truth not by direct observation but by means of the knowledge of Vyapti or a universal relation between two things.
दृष्टादृष्टसामान्यात् अनुमानम्
'''Classical example of anumana''': There is fire on the mountain because there is smoke; where there is smoke, there is fire.
'''Classical example of anumana''': There is fire on the mountain because there is smoke; where there is smoke, there is fire.