The Compendium of Caraka 3.8.37_5

3.8.37_5

abhyupagamasiddhānto nāma sa yamarthamasiddhamaparīkṣitamanupadiṣṭamahetukaṃ vā vādakāle 'abhyupagacchanti bhiṣajaḥ; tadyathā---dravyaṃ pradhānamiti kṛtvā vakṣyāmaḥ, guṇāḥ pradhānamiti kṛtvā vakṣyāmaḥ, *vīryaṃ pradhānamiti kṛtvā vakṣyāmaḥ, ityevamādiḥ/

A hypothetical tenet is that matter which physicians accept at the time of debate although it is unproved, unexamined, untaught, or devoid of reason; as in: 'Assuming that substance is primary, we shall explain,' 'Assuming that qualities are primary, we shall explain,' 'Assuming that potency is primary, we shall explain,' and so forth.