1.7 Direct perception, inference and learning are the sources of knowledge

pratyaksanumanagamah pramanani
प्रत्यक्षानुमानाअगमाः प्रमाणानि

Direct perception, inference and learning are the sources of knowledge

Yoga Sutras of Patanjali, 1.7

pratyaksa = perception
anumana = inference
agamah = received knowledge
pramanani = are the sources of knowledge

For sensory sources of direct perception, the scenery is for sight, the bird song is for hearing, the flowers for smell, the apple for taste and the feeling of being connected to the ground for touch.

The book represents received knowledge and she is looking up thinking, to represent inference.

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