Charak Samhita

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प्रत्यक्षपूर्वं त्रिविधं त्रिकालं चानुमीयते| वह्निर्निगूढो धूमेन मैथुनं गर्भदर्शनात् ||२१||

sanskrit

[Anumana (inference)] Inference is preceded by perception and is of three types- past, present and future. For example: fire is inferred from the coming smoke and sexual intercourse from pregnancy - these are inferences drawn from the present and the past respectively.

english translation

pratyakSapUrvaM trividhaM trikAlaM cAnumIyate| vahnirnigUDho dhUmena maithunaM garbhadarzanAt ||21||

hk transliteration