Charak Samhita

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अथप्रतिज्ञाहानिः- प्रतिज्ञाहानिर्नामसापूर्वपरिगृहीतांप्रतिज्ञांपर्यनुयुक्तोयत्परित्यजति, यथाप्राक्प्रतिज्ञांकृत्वानित्यःपुरुषइति, पर्यनुयुक्तस्त्वाह- अनित्यइति ||६१||

sanskrit

[40. Pratijnahani (change of proposition)] Pratijnahani is defined as when one gives up the original proposition after having been questioned. For instance, somebody puts proposition in the beginning as, the self (purusha) is eternal, but when questioned says that it is non-eternal then such change of proposition after questioning is called as Pratijnahani.

english translation

athapratijJAhAniH- pratijJAhAnirnAmasApUrvaparigRhItAMpratijJAMparyanuyuktoyatparityajati, yathAprAkpratijJAMkRtvAnityaHpuruSaiti, paryanuyuktastvAha- anityaiti ||61||

hk transliteration