Indian Philosophy v2.c24.s5.17

v2.c24.s5.17

The five members of the syllogism are : (1) pratijñā, or the proposition : the hill is on fire ; (2) hetu, or the reason : because it smokes ; (3) udāharaṇa, or the explanatory example : whatever shows fire shows smoke, e.g. a kitchen ; (4) upanaya, or the application : so is this hill ; (5) nigamana, or the statement of the conclusion : therefore the hill is on fire.²