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''Pratijna''(proposition) is the statement which is to be proved. For instance, ''purusha'' is eternal. [30]

''Pratijna''(proposition) is the statement which is to be proved. For instance, ''purusha'' is eternal. [30]

===== 9. Sthapana (establishment) =====

===== 9. ''Sthapana'' (establishment) =====

अथस्थापना- स्थापनानामतस्याएवप्रतिज्ञायाहेतुदृष्टान्तोपनयनिगमनैःस्थापना| पूर्वंहिप्रतिज्ञा, पश्चातस्थापना, किंह्यप्रतिज्ञातंस्थापयिष्यति; यथा- नित्यःपुरुषइतिप्रतिज्ञा; हेतुः- अकृतकत्वादिति; दृष्टान्तः- यथाऽऽकाशमिति; उपनयः- यथाचाकृतकमाकाशं, तच्चनित्यं, तथापुरुषइति; निगमनं- तस्मान्नित्यइति||३१||  

अथस्थापना- स्थापनानामतस्याएवप्रतिज्ञायाहेतुदृष्टान्तोपनयनिगमनैःस्थापना| पूर्वंहिप्रतिज्ञा, पश्चातस्थापना, किंह्यप्रतिज्ञातंस्थापयिष्यति; यथा- नित्यःपुरुषइतिप्रतिज्ञा; हेतुः- अकृतकत्वादिति; दृष्टान्तः- यथाऽऽकाशमिति; उपनयः- यथाचाकृतकमाकाशं, तच्चनित्यं, तथापुरुषइति; निगमनं- तस्मान्नित्यइति||३१||  

pUrvaM [1] hi pratij~jA, pashcAt sthApanA, kiM hyapratij~jAtaM sthApayiShyati; yathA- nityaH puruSha itipratij~jA; hetuH- akRutakatvAditi; dRuShTAntaH [2] - yathA~a~akAshamiti; upanayaH- yathAcAkRutakamAkAshaM, tacca nityaM, tathA puruSha iti; nigamanaM- tasmAnnitya iti||31||

pUrvaM [1] hi pratij~jA, pashcAt sthApanA, kiM hyapratij~jAtaM sthApayiShyati; yathA- nityaH puruSha itipratij~jA; hetuH- akRutakatvAditi; dRuShTAntaH [2] - yathA~a~akAshamiti; upanayaH- yathAcAkRutakamAkAshaM, tacca nityaM, tathA puruSha iti; nigamanaM- tasmAnnitya iti||31||

Sthapana is establishing the same proposition on firm ground with the help of hetu (reason), drushtanta (instance), upanaya (correlation) and nigamana (conclusion). First there is proposition (pratijna) and then establishment (sthapana) because what can be established (nothing) in absence of proposition? For instance, ‘purusha is eternal’ – this is proposition, reason (hetu) is - ‘because of not being created’; instance (drushtanta) is – ‘as sky’; correlation (upanaya) is – ‘as the sky is uncreated and is eternal so is purusha’; conclusion (nigamana) is - ‘therefore, puruṣa is eternal.’[31]

''Sthapana'' is establishing the same proposition on firm ground with the help of ''hetu'' (reason), ''drishtanta'' (instance), ''upanaya'' (correlation) and ''nigamana'' (conclusion). First there is proposition (''pratijna'') and then establishment (''sthapana'') because what can be established (nothing) in absence of proposition? For instance, ‘''purusha'' is eternal’ – this is proposition, reason (''hetu'') is - ‘because of not being created’; instance (''drishtanta'') is – ‘as sky’; correlation (''upanaya'') is – ‘as the sky is uncreated and is eternal so is ''purusha''’; conclusion (''nigamana'') is - ‘therefore, ''purusha'' is eternal.’[31]

===== 10. Pratishthapana (counter-assertion) =====

===== 10. Pratishthapana (counter-assertion) =====