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अधिकरणसिद्धान्तन्यायः (adhikaraNasiddhAntanyAyaH)

 
लौकिकन्यायः
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Example--यमर्थमधिकृत्योच्यते तदधिकरणम्। --कौटिल्य अर्थशास्त्र, पृ० 4
Adhikaraṇa (topic) is a systematic arrangement of discussion or treatment about a topic. It contains five stages:- subject, doubt, prima facie views, the final view of the arguer and the final conclusion. The maxim is applied to a situation wherein one theory is advanced to substantiate the previous one.