kevalaanvayi
kevalaanvayi, nyaayadarshan mein ek prakaar ka vishesh anumaan hai. yahaaain
- samast jnyaeya padaarth abhidheya hote hain (pratijnyaa),
- ghat ek padaarth hai (hetuvaakya),
- ataev ghat abhidheya hai (nigam).
jnyaeya ka arth hai gyaan ka vishay hona. (arthaat vah padaarth jise ham jaan sakte hain). abhidheya ka arth hai abhidha (ya sanjnyaa) ka vishay hona arthaat vah padaarth jise ham koi naam de sakte hain. jagat ka yeh niyam hai ki jnyaaanavishya hote hi padaarth ka koi na koi naam avashyamev diya jaata hai. yeh vyaapti sattaatmak roop se hi siddh ki ja sakti hai, nishedhamukhen naheen, kyonki koi bhi aisa padaarth naheen haiai jisko naam na diya ja sake. arthaat abhidheyaabhaav ko ham jnyaeyabhaav ke saath drushtaant ke abhaav mein kathamapi sambaddh naheen siddh kar sakte. isaliye ooparavaala nigman keval anvayavyaapti ke aadhaar par hi siddh kiya ja sakta hai. iseeliye ye anumaan kepalaanvayi kahalaata hai.