UGC NET Questions (Paper – 1)

Sadhya is the term for what is to be established in the paksha by means of inference. It is the target property whose presence is indicated by the hetu under the guidance of vyapti. Once the inference is completed, the sadhya is asserted of the paksha in the conclusion. Therefore the property mentioned in the stem is called sadhya.

Option A:
Option A, paksha, is the subject in which the sadhya is to be proved and so cannot name the property itself. The example “hill” clearly designates the locus, not the probandum.

Option B:
Option B, hetu, is the reason or sign that points to the sadhya, like smoke, rather than what is finally concluded.

Option C:
Option C is correct because sadhya literally means “that which is to be proved” and captures the goal of the inferential process. Nyaya analyses much of inference in terms of how sadhya is connected to paksha through hetu.

Option D:
Option D, drstanta, is the illustrative example that shows the hetu–sadhya relation, not the property to be proved in the subject.