1 Inferring as the instru- ment of an anumiti, conclusion from given premises; an inference, conclu- sion; one of the four means of ob- taining knowledge according to the Nyāya system; (anumitikaraṇamanumānaṃ tacca dhūmo vahnivyāpya iti vyāptijñānaṃ. It is of two kinds svārthānumānaṃ & parārthānumānaṃ); pratyakṣaṃ cānumānaṃ ca śāstraṃ ca vividhāgamaṃ. trayaṃ su- viditaṃ kāryaṃ dharmaśuddhimabhīpsatā.. Ms. 12. 105....