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'''Methods of acquiring knowledge (Pramana)'''
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[[Ayurveda]] is a science based on experiential knowledge, observations, and scientific principles related to health and disease. It includes the philosophy of life related to the human body and its physiology. Being a traditional and ancient science, it has imbibed few principles or dictums from its contemporary sciences like ‘darshana’. The darshana shastra are authoritative texts of ancient Indian philosophy. Thus the philosophical basis of [[Ayurveda]] originated from various streams of thoughts like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samkhya Samkhya], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaisheshika Vaisheshika], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyaya Nyaya], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%ABm%C4%81%E1%B9%83s%C4%81 Mimansa], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedanta Vedanta] etc. Pramana are also one of these important contributions of the philosophical sciences incorporated in [[Ayurveda]] texts. Pramana are tools or methods to acquire knowledge about any particular object or phenomena. Thus for understanding any topic or in order to establish the truth, it is necessary to learn the proper methodology. Pramana are investigative processes to gain authentic knowledge. It includes the process of scientific investigation and validation. According to Nyaya system of philosophy (nyaya darshana), pramana is the foremost means to obtain knowledge about a certain phenomenon.
[[Ayurveda]] is a science based on experiential knowledge, observations, and scientific principles related to health and disease. It includes the philosophy of life related to the human body and its physiology. Being a traditional and ancient science, it has imbibed few principles or dictums from its contemporary sciences like ‘darshana’. The darshana shastra are authoritative texts of ancient Indian philosophy. Thus the philosophical basis of [[Ayurveda]] originated from various streams of thoughts like [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samkhya Samkhya], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vaisheshika Vaisheshika], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nyaya Nyaya], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C4%ABm%C4%81%E1%B9%83s%C4%81 Mimansa], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vedanta Vedanta] etc. Pramana are also one of these important contributions of the philosophical sciences incorporated in [[Ayurveda]] texts. Pramana are tools or methods to acquire knowledge about any particular object or phenomena. Thus for understanding any topic or in order to establish the truth, it is necessary to learn the proper methodology. Pramana are investigative processes to gain authentic knowledge. It includes the process of scientific investigation and validation. According to Nyaya system of philosophy (nyaya darshana), pramana is the foremost means to obtain knowledge about a certain phenomenon.
==Etymology and derivation==
==Etymology and derivation==
===Derivation ===
===Derivation ===
The word pramana is derived from Sanskrit verb ‘ma’ with prefix ‘pra’.<ref name=s>. RĀDHĀKĀNTADEVA, VASU, V., & VASU, H. (1886) , Śabdakalpadrumah , 3-284 Available from https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=SKD&page=3-284</ref> where ‘ma’ dhatu means “to measure” or ” to mete out”.
The word pramana is derived from Sanskrit verb ‘ma’ with prefix ‘pra’.<ref name=s>. RĀDHĀKĀNTADEVA, VASU, V., & VASU, H. (1886) , Śabdakalpadrumah , 3-284 Available from https://www.sanskrit-lexicon.uni-koeln.de/scans/csl-apidev/servepdf.php?dict=SKD&page=3-284</ref> where ‘ma’ dhatu means “to measure” or ” to mete out”.