Sanskrit Name: पञ्चावयव-वाक्यम्
The term refers to a systematic method for drawing conclusions through five logical steps: assertion (pratijna), justification or rationale for acquiring knowledge (hetu), illustration (drishtanta/audaharaṇa), correlation between the assertion and the illustration (upanaya), and confirmation of the statement (nigamana).
Alternate Name(s): five – stepped syllogism