Philosophy of Charaka-samhita
by Asokan. G | 2008 | 88,742 words
Ayurveda, represented by Charaka and Sushruta, stands first among the sciences of Indian intellectual tradition. The Charaka-samhita, ascribed to the great celebrity Charaka, has got three strata. (1) The first stratum is the original work composed by Agnivesha, the foremost of the six disciples of Punarvasu Atreya. He accomplished the work by coll...
Dialectical terms (16): Imperfect statement (anuyojya)
An imperfect statement (anuyojya) is a faulty assertion in the form of making only general statements leaving out essential details in such contexts where it is needed.
Example: Some one makes a statement that a given disease is curable by elimination therapy instead of saying that it is curable by emetic or purgation therapy.[1]
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[1]:
CS, Vimāna - sthāna, VIII. 50.