Deductive reasoning – सामान्यतः विशेषनयनम् and Inductive reasoning – विशेषतः सामान्यनयनम् २०२५-०५-११ रविवासरः In classical Sanskrit philosophy, while the explicit modern terms induction and deduction as used in Western logic aren’t present in a one-to-one way, their functional equivalents are very much there, especially in Nyāya and Mīmāṃsā schools, which are highly developed in formal logic (nyāya) and epistemology (pramāṇa-śāstra). Let’s carefully match them: 1. Deductive … https://learnsanskrit.wordpres....s.com/2025/05/11/ded
Empirical (प्रत्यक्षः) versus Ideative (विकल्पः) २०२५-०५-१० शनिवासरः In Sanskrit philosophical vocabulary, the concepts corresponding to “empirical” and “ideative” can be rendered using nuanced and context-sensitive terms, often depending on the school of philosophy (e.g., Nyāya, Vedānta, Sāṅkhya, etc.). Here’s a careful approximation of both: 1. Empirical Sanskrit equivalents (contextual): Summary: The best term in a philosophical-epistemological context is प्रत्यक्ष (pratyakṣa). … https://learnsanskrit.wordpres....s.com/2025/05/10/emp
अत्यन्ताभावः (Absolute non-existence) ज्ञानसे ही आत्मसाक्षात्कार होता है और फिर उसकी दृष्टिमें संसार और संसारबन्धनका अत्यन्ताभाव होकर सर्वत्र अशेष-विशेष-शून्य एक अखण्ड चिदानन्दघन सत्ता ही रह जाती है। छन्दोग्योपनिषद् गीताप्रेस पृ. ४। अभावश्चतुर्विधः प्रागभावः प्रध्वंसाभावःअत्यन्ताभावः अन्योन्याभावश्चेति ॥अन्नम्भट्टलिखितः तर्कसंग्रहः ८॥ २०२५-0२-04 मङ्गलवासरः (२०२५-0२-04 Tuesday) https://learnsanskrit.wordpres....s.com/2025/02/04/%E0