nyāya | न्याय | nyAya
ny-āya/ | न्य्-आय/ | m. (fr. 4. nī | नी |) that into which a thing goes back i.e. an original type, standard, method, rule, (esp.) a general or universal rule, model, axiom, system, plan, manner, right or fit manner or way, fitness, propriety, TS.; Br.; Mn.; MBh. &c. (nyāyena | न्यायेन | ind. and ˚yāt | ˚यात् | ind. either ‘in the right manner, regularly, duly’, or ifc. ‘after the manner of, by way of’)
a lawsuit, legal proceeding, judicial sentence, judgement, Mṛcch.; Pañc.
a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (consisting of a combination of enthymeme and syllogism, and so having, according to the Naiyāyikas 5 members, viz. pratijẏā | प्रतिज्य़ा |, hetu | हेतु |, udāharaṛa | उदाहरऋअ |, upanaya | उपनय |, nigamana | निगमन |, or according to the Vedāntins 3 members)
a system of philosophy delivered by Gotama or Gautama (it is one of the six darṣanas | दर्षनस् |, q.v., and is perhaps so called, because it ‘goes into’ all subjects physical and metaphysical according to the above syllogistic method treated of in one division of the system; its branch is called Vaiśeṣika)
likeness, analogy, a popular maxim or apposite illustration (cf. kākākśi- | काकाक्शि- |, ṅuṛākśara- | ङुऋआक्शर- |, daṛqāpūpa | दऋक़ापूप |. &c.)
a lawsuit, legal proceeding, judicial sentence, judgement, Mṛcch.; Pañc.
a logical or syllogistic argument or inference (consisting of a combination of enthymeme and syllogism, and so having, according to the Naiyāyikas 5 members, viz. pratijẏā | प्रतिज्य़ा |, hetu | हेतु |, udāharaṛa | उदाहरऋअ |, upanaya | उपनय |, nigamana | निगमन |, or according to the Vedāntins 3 members)
a system of philosophy delivered by Gotama or Gautama (it is one of the six darṣanas | दर्षनस् |, q.v., and is perhaps so called, because it ‘goes into’ all subjects physical and metaphysical according to the above syllogistic method treated of in one division of the system; its branch is called Vaiśeṣika)
likeness, analogy, a popular maxim or apposite illustration (cf. kākākśi- | काकाक्शि- |, ṅuṛākśara- | ङुऋआक्शर- |, daṛqāpūpa | दऋक़ापूप |. &c.)