| List I | List II |
| A. There is fire on the hill | 1. pratijña |
| B. Because there is smoke on the hill | 2. Hetu |
| C. Wherever there is smoke, there is fire, like a kitchen hearth and unlike a lake | 3. udaharaaa |
| D. This hill is likewise smoky | 4. upanaya |
| E. Thus, there is fire on the hill | 5. nigamana |