Charak Samhita

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तत्र बुद्धिमान्नास्तिक्यबुद्धिं जह्याद्विचिकित्सां च| कस्मात्? प्रत्यक्षं ह्यल्पम्; अनल्पमप्रत्यक्षमस्ति, यदागमानुमानयुक्तिभिरुपलभ्यते; यैरेव तावदिन्द्रियैः प्रत्यक्षमुपलभ्यते,तान्येव सन्ति चाप्रत्यक्षाणि ||७||

sanskrit

[Pratyaksha (Direct perception) and Apratyaksha(Unknown)] It is for intellectuals to discard the heterodox view pertaining reincarnation, and quell any doubts associated with it. Knowledge regarding this theory can only be acquired through the scriptures, inference and reasoning, because the scope of perception is very limited (and our sense organs have limited powers to perceive) and there is a vast, uncharted area of knowledge.

english translation

tatra buddhimAnnAstikyabuddhiM jahyAdvicikitsAM ca| kasmAt? pratyakSaM hyalpam; analpamapratyakSamasti, yadAgamAnumAnayuktibhirupalabhyate; yaireva tAvadindriyaiH pratyakSamupalabhyate,tAnyeva santi cApratyakSANi ||7||

hk transliteration