Nyāya

pradīpaḥ sarva-vidyānām upāyaḥ sarva-karmaṇām

pradīpaḥ sarva-vidyānām upāyaḥ sarva-karmaṇām |
āśrayaḥ sarva-dharmānāṁ vidyoddeśe prakīrtitā ||
(Vātsyāyana’s Nyāya-bhāṣya on Gautama’s Nyāya-sūtra: 1.1.1)

“Ānvīkṣikī [i.e., logic (nyāya)] is stated in the enumeration of sciences [i.e., fields of knowledge] to be the lamp of all sciences (vidyās), the means for [accomplishing] all karmas, and the basis of all dharmas.”

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dharma-śāstreṣu mukhyeṣu vidyamāṇeṣu durbudhāḥ

dharma-śāstreṣu mukhyeṣu vidyamāṇeṣu durbudhāḥ |
buddhim ānvīkṣikīṁ prāpya nirarthaṁ pravadanti te ||
(Rāmāyaṇa: Ayodhya-kāṇḍa, 100.36)

“[Even] In the presence of the principal dharma-śāstras, the ignorant take to logic [i.e., purely logic inquiry] and profess meaningless assertions.”

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yo’vamanyeta te mūle hetu-śāstrāśrayād dvijaḥ

yo’vamanyeta te mūle hetu-śāstrāśrayād dvijaḥ |
sa sādhubhir bahiṣkāryo nāstiko veda-nindakaḥ ||
(Manu Smṛti: 2.11)

“A twice-born who disregards those two sources [of instruction, i.e., the Śruti and Smṛti] on account of adherence to hetu-śāstra [i.e., nyāya-śāstra] is an unbeliever (nāstika), a defamer of the Veda, and to be shunned by sādhus.”

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aneka-samavetatvaṁ jātitvam

aneka-samavetatvaṁ jātitvam |
(Amṛta-ṭīkā on Hari-nāmāmṛta-vyārakaraṇa: 923)

“Inherence in many [i.e., that which is inherent in many different entities] is a classification (jāti) [alt., a generic property].”

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kāṇādaṁ pāṇinīyaṁ ca sarva-śāstropakārakam

kāṇādaṁ pāṇinīyaṁ ca sarva-śāstropakārakam |
(Unknown source)

“The work of Kaṇāda [i.e., Vaiśeṣika-darśana, or, loosely, logic] and the work of Pāṇini [i.e., vyākaraṇa, or, loosely, grammar] are helpful in all śāstras [i.e., all fields of knowledge].”

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yaḥ sāṅkhya-paṅkena kutarka-pāṁśunā

yaḥ sāṅkhya-paṅkena kutarka-pāṁśunā
vivarta-gartena ca lupta-dīdhitim |
śuddhaṁ vyadhād vāk-sudhayā maheśvaraṁ
kṛṣṇaṁ sa jīvaḥ prabhur astu me gatiḥ ||
(Baladeva Vidyābhūṣaṇa’s ṭīkā on Tattva-sandarbha: 1.4)

“With the nectar of his words, Śrī Jīva Prabhu revealed the Supreme Lord, Kṛṣṇa, whose effulgence had been hidden by the mud of Sāṅkhya, the dust of fallacious logic (kutarka, i.e, Nyāya), and the ditch of Vivarta [i.e., Māyāvāda]. May he be my shelter.”

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