When the middle term is related to a minor term that stands not for any definite individual or class of individuals, but indefinitely for all objects is known as

When the middle term is related to a minor term that stands not for any definite individual or class of individuals, but indefinitely for all objects is known as Correct Answer Anupasamhari Savyabhichara

In Savyabhichara Hetvabhasa, the middle term is not uniformly but irregularly related to the major term. It is a defective hetu.

Key Points

  • Savyabhichara Hetvabhasa is of three types:-
    • Sadharana Savyabhichara
    • Asadharana Savyabhichara
    • Anupasamhari Savyabhichara
  • Anupasamhari Savyabhichara occurs when the middle term is non-exclusive.
  • The minor term is all-inclusive and leaves nothing by the way of sapaksha and vipaksha.
  • An example of Anupasamhari is all things are non-eternal because they are knowable.

When the middle term is related to a minor term that stands not for any definite individual or class of individuals, but indefinitely for all objects is known as ​Anupasamhari Savyabhichara.

Additional Information

  • Sadharana Savyabhichara occurs when the middle term is too wide in nature. 
  • Asadharana Savyabhichara occurs when the middle term is non-exclusive.
  • Viruddha occurs when we have a contradictory middle term.

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