Verse ६
प्रमाण-नयैरधिगमः॥६॥
pramāṇa-nayair-adhigamaḥ
Simple Meaning · सरल अर्थ
तत्त्वों का यथार्थ ज्ञान दो साधनों से होता है — प्रमाण (पूर्ण ज्ञान-साधन) और नय (एक-एक दृष्टि से देखना)।
The (true) knowledge of the categories is obtained through *pramāṇa* (means of valid knowledge in their fullness) and *naya* (partial standpoints, viewpoints).
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Sources
- 1. — Pujyapada — definition of pramāṇa and naya; classification of nayas. The seven-naya system that developed in later Jain philosophy is foundational here.
- 2. — Kundakunda elaborates the perspectival method extensively, distinguishing absolute (niścaya-naya) and conventional (vyavahāra-naya) viewpoints.
Working draft. Citations point to primary Jain texts; the modern English framing and verse numbering are project work. If anything here is wrong, please flag it.