Sadhya probandum role – UGC NET Question

Sadhya is the intended probandum or target property that the argument seeks to demonstrate about the paksha. In the example, the aim is to show that the hill possesses fire, so "fiery" is the sadhya. All the inferential machinery of hetu, vyapti and example is mobilised to support this claim. Hence the property referred to in the stem is sadhya.

Option A:
Option A is correct because sadhya literally means "that which is to be established" and is used in Nyaya precisely for the attribute whose presence is concluded through inference. It marks the goal of the reasoning.

Option B:
Option B, paksha, is the subject "hill" in which the sadhya is to be proved and cannot itself be the property being predicated.

Option C:
Option C, hetu, denotes the reason "smoke" that supports the conclusion and thus has a different logical role from the probandum.

Option D:
Option D, drstanta, is the illustrative example employed to clarify the hetu–sadhya relation, usually a familiar case such as a kitchen where both smoke and fire co-occur.