[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Studies](https://indike.org/pramana/ins) › [Science, technology and education](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science) › [Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021) › c5.s9.6 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s9.6 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c5.s9.6 - **Language:** English ### [c5.s9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.6) Refuting the opponent’s view of the six characteristics of sound probans, Dharmakīrti says: “why does this poor fellow seek a son after marrying a eunuch?”.⁴⁸ - [Previous: c5.s9.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.5) - [Next: c5.s9.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.7) - [Up: c5.s9](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c5.s9.6) · Pramāṇa