1 Clear perception or ascertainment, discrimination, judg- ment.

2 Discussion, investigation, examination.

3 Conception, ima- gination. nā (In Rhet.) A figure of speech in which effects are represented as taking place though their usual causes are absent; kri- [Page0985-b+ 56] yāyāḥ pratiṣedhepi phalavyaktirvibhāvanā K. P. 10.