SYLLOGISM ,
s.न्यायः, अवयवीm.(न्), अवयवघटितवाक्यं, अवयवयुक्त-वाक्यं, अवयवोपेतवाक्यं, आनुपूर्व्वं. A syllogism has five mem- bers or
अवयवाः, according to the Nyāya system, viz. 1. The proposition or assertion to be proved,
प्रतिज्ञा; 2. the reason given,
हेतुः; 3. the example or illustration,
उदाहरणं;4. the application,
उपनयः; 5. the conclusion,
निगमनं. Thus, 1.
‘The hill is fiery,’
पर्व्वतो वह्निमान्. 2.
‘Because it smokes,’
धूमवत्त्वात्. 3.
‘Whatever smokes is fiery, like a culinary hearth,’
यो यो धूमवान् स वह्निमान् यथा महानसः. 4.
‘This
(hill) has smoke which is always accompanied with fire,’
वह्नि-व्याप्यधूमवान् अयं. 5.
‘Therefore it is fiery,’
तस्माद् वह्निमान्. According to the Mīmānsā school, a syllogism has only the last three members.
ROOTS:
न्यायअवयवी(न्)अवयवघटितवाक्यंअवयवयुक्तवाक्यंअवयवोपेतवाक्यंआनुपूर्व्वंअवयवाप्रतिज्ञाहेतुउदाहरणंउपनयनिगमनंपर्व्वतोवह्निमान्धूमवत्त्वात्योधूमवान्सयथामहानसवह्निव्याप्यधूमवान्अयंतस्माद्