[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) › c9.s3.5 # Vada in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c9.s3.5 Vāda in Theory and Practice: Studies in Debates, Dialogues and Discussions in Indian Intellectual Discourses c9.s3.5 - **Language:** English ### [c9.s3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c9.s3.5) Nārada says that for all kinds of \*vyavahāras\* (cases in the courts) the essence lies in \*pratijñā\* (statement of the disputant, the affidavit of the petitioner). If \*pratijñā\* is lacking, then \*vādī\* (disputant, petitioner) will suffer, and if it is solid, he can win the case.¹⁶ - [Previous: c9.s3.4](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c9.s3.4) - [Next: c9.s3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c9.s3.6) - [Up: c9.s3](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c9.s3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c9.s3.5](https://indike.org/pramana/ins.science.tripathi-2021.c9.s3.5) · Pramāṇa