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Chapter 12.211 - Verse 26

Sanskrit Text

प्रत्यक्षं ह्येतयोर्मूलं कृतान्तैतिह्ययोरपि प्रत्यक्षो ह्यागमोऽभिन्नः कृतान्तो वा किंचन

English Translation

Direct evidence is the basis of both inference and the scriptures. The scriptures can be contradicted by direct evidence. As to inference its evidence is not much.

Padaccheda (Word Analysis)

प्रत्यक्षं | ह्य् | एतयोर् | मूलं | कृतान्त + ऐतिह्य | अपि
प्रत्यक्षो | ह्य् | आगमो | ऽभिन्नः | कृतान्तो | वा | न | किंचन