Nigamana as conclusion – UGC NET Question

Nigamana is the concluding member of the Nyaya five-part inference in which the original thesis is reasserted as proved. It summarises the effect of hetu, drstanta and upanaya, affirming that the sadhya holds in the paksha. In this way it functions like the conclusion of a Western syllogism. Thus the restated and established thesis described in the stem is called nigamana.

Option A:
Option A, pratijna, is the initial assertion of the thesis before any support is provided. It introduces the claim rather than concluding it.

Option B:
Option B, hetu, supplies the reason or ground for the thesis but is not itself the final summarising statement.

Option C:
Option C, upanaya, applies the universal relation to the paksha, paving the way for the conclusion but not replacing it.

Option D:
Option D is correct because nigamana literally means “drawing together” and marks the completion of the inferential process with a confirmed statement.