Essay name: Tarkabhasa of Kesava Misra (study)
Author:
Nimisha Sarma
Affiliation: Gauhati University / Department of Sanskrit
This is an English study of the Tarkabhasa of Kesava Misra: a significant work of the syncretic Nyaya-Vaisesika school of Indian philosophy widely used as a beginner's textbook in southern India and has many commentaries. This study includes an extensive overview of the Nyaya and Vaisesika philosophy, epistemology and sources of valid knowledge. It further deals with the contents and commentaries of the Tarkabhasa.
Chapter 4 - Purvabhaga of Tarkabhasa: Contents
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probandum like fire is pervasive. " Kapila defines inference as the knowledge
of the invariably associated (vyapaka) through the knowledge of invariable
association. Kapila's definition of inference, it appears, is in terms of
inferential knowledge of which invariable association serves as a cause. The
SK takes the division into three as well purvavat (a priory), se峁vat (a
posteriori) and s膩m膩nyatod峁泂ta (commonly seen).
The definition of anumana in the Yoga system is found in the
Yogabhasya of Vyasa. He defines inference as the modification of citta
brought about by the relation which exists in the objects of homogeneous
nature and does not exist in the objects of heterogeneous nature and ascertains
chiefly the generic nature of an object.
Vedanta View
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In the Vedanta system, inference is that which is produced by the
knowledge of invariable concomitance which is its instrumental cause. When
there is the knowledge that the minor term possesses the attribute as in the
proposition 'the hill is smoky' and also an awakening of the mental impression
75.
76.
dh奴m膩dirvy膩pya vahny膩dirvy膩paka. Ibid.
pratibandhasad峁浥沘h pratibadhaj帽膩namanum膩na峁�. SS. .1.100.
77. anumeyasya tulya j膩tiye峁 anuv峁泃tau bhinnaj膩tiyebhya vy膩v峁泃ta岣�
78.
sambandho yastadvi峁ya s膩m膩ny膩vadh膩ra峁嘺 pradh膩n膩
v峁泃tiranum膩nam. YB.1.7.
anumitipram膩kara峁嘺manum膩nam. anumitisca vyaptij帽膩natvena
vy膩ptij帽膩najany膩. VP. pp. 129-130.
