[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) › c6.7 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.7 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c6.7 - **Language:** English ### [c6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.7) Yāska rightly concludes this story by stating that the age of \*mantras\* is over, now by exploring the \*mantras\* through \*tarka\* (argument), \*ūha\* (confutation) and \*abhyūha\* (investigation) one can reclaim the \*ārṣa\* — the vision of the seers that has been lost by their departure.¹ - [Previous: c6.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.6) - [Next: c6.8](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.8) - [Up: c6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.7](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c6.7) · Pramāṇa