Paper 1 · Logical Reasoning
UGC NET December 2021 June 2022 (09.07.2022) Shift-II
The argument that a fat saint must be eating secretly at night, although he does not eat during the day and claims not to eat at all, is based on which means of knowledge as per classical Indian logic?
AVerbal testimony (Sabda)
BComparison (Upamana)
CPostulation (Arthapatti) ✓ Correct
DNon-cognition (Anupalabdhi)
Correct answer: (C) Postulation (Arthapatti) — The argument rests on postulation, called arthapatti, so option C is correct.
Explanation
★The argument rests on postulation, called arthapatti, so option C is correct.
★Arthapatti posits an unseen fact needed to explain an apparent contradiction.
★The saint is fat yet is not seen eating by day and claims to fast.
★To resolve this, one postulates that he must be eating secretly at night.
★This assumed night eating makes the whole observation intelligible.
★Arthapatti is accepted as a distinct means of knowledge in the Mimamsa school.
★The classic parallel is a living man not at home, so he must be outside.
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