[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Philosophy](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana) › [Exegesis of the Vedic ritual (Pūrvamīmāṃsā)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa) › [Kumārila's school](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta) › [Nyaya Ratnamala of Parthasarathi Misra](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala) › 2.3.p17 # Nyaya Ratnamala of Parthasarathi Misra 2.3.p17 Nyāyaratnamālā 2.3.p17 - **Language:** Sanskrit ### [2.3.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala.2.3.p17) na ca pramāṇajñānānyadhikṛtya cinteyaṃ pramāṇānāṃ prāmāṇyaṃ svataḥ parato veti kintarhi yāni tāvat sthāṇurvā puruṣo veti parasparopamardakānekakoṭisaṃsparśijñānebhyaḥ smṛtijñānebhyaścātiriktāni ghaṭo'yaṃ paṭo'yamityevaṃrūpāṇi jñānāni tāni sarvāṇyadhikṛtya cinteyam| > Nor does this inquiry—whether the validity of means of valid cognition is intrinsic or extrinsic—concern \[only\] valid cognitions; rather, taking as its subject all cognitions other than those touching upon multiple mutually destructive alternatives (such as 'Is it a post or a man?') and other than recollective cognitions, having forms such as 'This is a pot' or 'This is a cloth', this inquiry proceeds. > — English (machine translation) (machine translation) - [Previous: 2.3.p16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala.2.3.p16) - [Next: 2.3.p18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala.2.3.p18) - [Up: 2.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala.2.3) ## Translations (1) - [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala~en-mt.2.3.p17) — English, machine translation --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala.2.3.p17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darsana.mimamsa.bhatta.nyayaratnamala.2.3.p17) · Pramāṇa