anusandhāna

anusandhāna n. (-naṃ) Inquiry, investigation, searching.

E. anu, and sam before dhā to have, affix lyuṭ.

anusa-ndhāna (naṃ) 1. n. Inquiry,
search, investigation.

anusandhāna Tatpur. n. (-nam) ¹ Congruous or suitable con-

nexion; e. g. yathā vākyadvayānusaṃdhānasaṃpannaṃ prakaraṇaṃ pṛthakpramā-

ṇam . tathā prakaraṇadvayānusaṃdhānasaṃpannaḥ kramaḥ kuto na mānaṃ syāt.

² (In the Vaiśeṣika phil.) the same as upanaya of the Nyāya

phil.; viz. in a syllogism (see nyāya) which according to the

native phil. consists of five parts, the fourth part or the appli-

cation to the terminus major (i. e. the congruous connexion

of the application with the latter); e. g. in a syllogism ‘^a. a

word is perishable (the pratijñā) ^b. because it is produced

artificially (the apadeśa) ^c. all that is produced artificially is

perishable (the nidarśana) ^d. now, the word has the proper-

ties of what is artificially produced ^e. therefore it is perishable

(the pratyāmnāya or nigamana)--’ ^d. is the anusandhāna or in the

Nyāya the upanaya. ³ Inquiry, investigation, searching. ⁴ Close

or narrow inspection. E. dhā with sam and anu, kṛt aff. lyuṭ.

Anu-sandhāna, am, n. investigation, inquiry,

searching into, close inspection, setting in order, ar-

ranging, planning, aiming at, plan, scheme, congruous

or suitable connection; (in the Vaiśeṣika phil.) the

fourth step in a syllogism, i. e. the application.

anusandhāna

n. (-naṃ) Inquiry, investigation, searching.

E. anu, and sam
before dhā to have, affix lyuṭ.

anusandhāna (r. dhā praef. anu + sam s. ana) investiga-

tio. HIT. 90. 18.

anusandhāna na0 anu + sam + ghāñ—lyuṭa . agneṣaṇe, cintane ca

anusandhāna, recitation (A. R. Ep., 1959-60, No. B. 335).