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Since there are many things that cannot be perceived using sensory organs alone, anumana or the power to deduce or infer is an important and effective tool that a physician may employ. Charaka has enumerated the following factors to be observed by inference:  

Since there are many things that cannot be perceived using sensory organs alone, anumana or the power to deduce or infer is an important and effective tool that a physician may employ. Charaka has enumerated the following factors to be observed by inference:  

# Agni (digestive fire) –from the power of digestion

# ''Agni'' (digestive fire), from the power of digestion

# Bala (strength)-from capacity for exercise.

# ''Bala'' (strength), from capacity for exercise.

# Condition of senses- from their capacity to perceive the respective objects

# Condition of senses- from their capacity to perceive the respective objects

# Existence of mind- from the perception of specific objects even in the presence of all other senses along with their respective objects.

# Existence of mind- from the perception of specific objects even in the presence of all other senses along with their respective objects.

# Knowledge of things from proper reaction to it.

# Knowledge of things from proper reaction to it.

# Rajoguna from attachment to women

# ''Rajoguna'', from attachment to women

# Moha-from lack of understanding  

# ''Moha'', from lack of understanding  

# Anger –from revengeful disposition

# Anger, from revengeful disposition

# Grief - by Sorrowful disposition

# Grief, by sorrowful disposition

# Joy -by happiness  

# Joy, by happiness  

# Pleasure – from satisfaction (reflected by the appearance of face & eyes)

# Pleasure, from satisfaction (reflected by the appearance of face and eyes)

# Fear – from apprehension

# Fear, from apprehension

# Courage–from strength of mind even when one is in dangerous situation

# Courage, from strength of mind even when one is in dangerous situation

# Energy of an individual –from initiative in such actions which are normally difficult to perform.

# Energy of an individual, from initiative in such actions which are normally difficult to perform.

# Stability of mind from the avoidance of any mistake.

# Stability of mind from the avoidance of any mistake.

# Desire from request.

# Desire from request.

# Age, liking, adaptation, disease, cause of disease from stage of life, habitat, conduciveness, symptoms, pain respectively.

# Age, liking, adaptation, disease, cause of disease from stage of life, habitat, conduciveness, symptoms, pain respectively.

# Disease in latent phase can be diagnosed by therapies which would alleviate or aggravate the symptoms of disease.

# Disease in latent phase can be diagnosed by therapies which would alleviate or aggravate the symptoms of disease.

# Vitiation of doshas from the quantity of provocating factors

# Vitiation of ''doshas'' from the quantity of provocating factors

# Approaching death from prognostic signs

# Approaching death from prognostic signs

# Prosperity from initiation of useful work

# Prosperity from initiation of useful work

# Sattavika mind from absence of impairment

# ''Sattavika'' mind from absence of impairment

#Similarly, condition of grahani (intestines), dreams, desires, likes- dislikes, happiness- unhappiness etc can be known by interrogation of the patient.

# Similarly, condition of ''grahani'' (intestines), dreams, desires, likes- dislikes, happiness (or unhappiness), etc can be known by interrogation of the patient.

==== Yukti [Ch Su 11/25] ====

==== Yukti [Ch Su 11/25] ====