kalā 1 - jñāna and vicāra ( उपोद्घातवर्णनम् )

अथ प्रथमकलाप्रारम्भः

Jñāna is of two kinds - parokṣa (indirect) and aparokṣa (direct). Aparokṣa jñāna is of two kinds – adr̥ḍha (unsteady) and dr̥ḍha (steady). And vicāra is the means to dr̥ḍha parokṣa jñāna.

Each of these is described in the sections below.

Part 1 - on the puruṣārthas - पुरुषार्थवर्णनम्

Part 2 - on parokṣa (indirect) jñāna - परोक्षज्ञानवर्णनम्

Part 3 - on aparokṣa (direct) jñāna - अपरोक्षज्ञानवर्णनम्

Part 4 - on adr̥ḍha aparokṣa (unsteady direct) jñāna - अदृढापरोक्षज्ञानवर्णनम्

Part 5 - on dr̥ḍha aparokṣa (steady direct) jñāna - दृढापरोक्षज्ञानवर्णनम्

Part 6 - on vicāra (contemplation) - विचारवर्णनम्