Charak Samhita

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द्विविधमेव खलु सर्वं सच्चासच्च; तस्य चतुर्विधा परीक्षा- आप्तोपदेशः, प्रत्यक्षम्, अनुमानं, युक्तिश्चेति ॥१७॥

॥ Four-fold examination॥ All the worldly objects can be divided into two categories, truth (or existence) and false (or non-existence). There are four methods of examination- scriptures or texts (words of persons with superior intellect, or sages), direct perception (direct observance), inference and reasoning.

english translation

dvividhameva khalu sarvaM saccAsacca; tasya caturvidhA parIkSA- AptopadezaH, pratyakSam, anumAnaM, yuktizceti ॥17॥

hk transliteration by Sanscript