Pratijna

(“assertion”) In Indian logic, a part in the
generally accepted form of an inference
(anumana), or logical statement. The
accepted form for an inference has
three terms: an assertion (pratijna), a
reason (hetu), and examples (drshtanta).
Each of these three also has its own constituent parts. The pratijna’s two constituent parts are the paksha and the
sadhya. The paksha is the subject of the
assertion and names a class of things,
while the sadhya is the claim to be
proven about that class. For example, in
the assertion “this mountain is on fire,”
the paksha is “this mountain” (the class
of things about which a claim is being
made), and the sadhya, or thing to be
proven, is “is on fire.”