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The best type must have ten
Now the exposition of this form of inference for the benefit of others is more rhetorical in language, persuasive in its elaboration and members. more useful therefore in controversy. When this form of exposition takes on five members in which it usually expresses itself as in the above, it is called Madhyama or mediocre type and when it takes on less than five members it is called Jaghanya or the worst type. But the Uttama or the best type of exposition consists of the following ten members-Dashavayava (1) Pratijnå (afa) or Proposition, (2) Pratijnd Suddhi (afaf) or Correction of the Proposition, (3) Hetu () Reason or the middle term, (4) Hetu-suddhi (7 gufa) or Correction of the reason or the middle term (5) Drishtanta (21) or Example, (6) Drishtanta-suddhi (zeaf) or Correction of the example, (7) Upanayʊ (з¤Ã¤) or Application (8) Upanaya-suddhi (af) or Correction of the application (9) Nigaman (fa¤¤a) or Conclusion and (10) Nigaman-suddhi (fanangfa) or Correction of the conclusion.
II. Testimony () is the valid knowledge arising from words which being taken
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