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<p style="text-align:justify;">Upamana pramana is acquiring knowledge with some analogous examples or similar known descriptions. It is the source of our knowledge regarding the relationship between names and things to be named. Upamana is assimilative knowledge. The base of knowledge is the resemblance or similarities and dissimilarities between two objects and their comparison to obtaining knowledge about unknown phenomena. Sushruta explained this as a separate tool for learning. [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana. 1/16]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref> Other ancient scholars  like Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Jain, Bauddha included this [[pramana]] under [[anumana pramana]]. It has immense utility in the field of medicine.  The present article describes applications of analogy in nomenclature, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.

Upamana pramana is acquiring knowledge with some analogous examples or similar known descriptions. It is the source of our knowledge regarding the relationship between names and things to be named. Upamana is assimilative knowledge. The base of knowledge is the resemblance or similarities and dissimilarities between two objects and their comparison to obtaining knowledge about unknown phenomena. Sushruta explained this as a separate tool for learning. [Su. Sa. Sutra Sthana. 1/16]<ref name= Susruta> Sushruta. Sushruta Samhita. Edited by Jadavaji Trikamji Aacharya. 8th ed. Varanasi: Chaukhambha Orientalia;2005.</ref> Other ancient scholars  like Vaisheshika, Sankhya, Yoga, Jain, Bauddha included this [[pramana]] under [[anumana pramana]]. It has immense utility in the field of medicine.  The present article describes applications of analogy in nomenclature, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases.

 

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