312 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [N.S., XIV, 
called “an inference for the sake of others.” The process of 
this inference is as follows :— 
1. The hill has fire, 
2. Because it has smoke 
3. All that has smoke has fire as a kitchen, 
4. This hill has smoke, 
5. Therefore this hill has fire. 
The demonstration given above produces in other people 
“consideration of the sign’ which necessarily makes them 
admit that the hill has fire. 
aT: | 
Syllogism. 
Syllogism (nyaya) is the name for a collection of five 
sentences which give rise to knowledge that produces consider- 
ation. It is set forth as follows :-— 
1. This hill is full of fire—proposition. 
2. Because it is full of smoke—reason. 
3. All that is full of smoke is full of fire as 4 
kitchen—example. 
4. This hill is full of smoke—application. _ 
5. Therefore this hill is full of fire—conclusion. 
_ After these five sentences have been employed there arises 
in the mind of the listener consideration of the form, ‘ this hill 
Syllogism is therefore the name for the entire collection of five 
Sentences each of which is called a part or member. 
Baaqar: | 
Parts of a Syllogism. 
: a part or member. The me 
five, viz. (1) a proposition, (2) a reason, (3) an example, (4) 
application, and (5) a conclusion. 
Ufaat | 
The Proposition. 
_ The proposition (pratijfia) i which ¢av’ 
jia) is a sentence on 
knowledge whose object is the same as that of the conclus 
