Given below are two statements. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.
Statement I:Among the five propositions in a Nyaya syllogism, the first (pratigya) coincides with the fifth (nigamana).
Statement II:Among the five propositions in a Nyaya syllogism, the second (hetu) coincides with the fourth (upanaya).
ABoth Statement I and Statement II are correct ✓ Correct
BBoth Statement I and Statement II are incorrect
CStatement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect
DStatement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct
Correct answer: (A) Both Statement I and Statement II are correct
Explanation
Both correspondences hold in the five-membered Nyaya syllogism.
The first member, pratigya, states the thesis 'the hill has fire'.
The fifth, nigamana, restates that very thesis as the conclusion, so they coincide.
The second, hetu, gives the reason 'because of smoke'.
The fourth, upanaya, reapplies that reason to the case, coinciding with hetu.
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