Ca, Vim., 8, 27.1 imāni tu khalu padāni bhiṣagvādamārgajñānārthamadhigamyāni bhavanti tadyathāvādaḥ dravyaṃ guṇāḥ karma sāmānyaṃ viśeṣaḥ samavāyaḥ pratijñā sthāpanā pratiṣṭhāpanā hetuḥ dṛṣṭāntaḥ upanayaḥ nigamanam uttaraṃ siddhāntaḥ śabdaḥ pratyakṣam anumānam aitihyam aupamyaṃ saṃśayaḥ prayojanaṃ savyabhicāraṃ jijñāsā vyavasāyaḥ arthaprāptiḥ saṃbhavaḥ anuyojyam ananuyojyam anuyogaḥ pratyanuyogaḥ vākyadoṣaḥ vākyapraśaṃsā chalam ahetuḥ atītakālam upālambhaḥ parihāraḥ pratijñāhāniḥ abhyanujñā hetvantaram arthāntaraṃ nigrahasthānamiti //

Ca, Vim., 8, 31.2 pūrvaṃ hi pratijñā paścāt sthāpanā kiṃ hyapratijñātaṃ sthāpayiṣyati yathā nityaḥ puruṣa iti pratijñā hetuḥ akṛtakatvāditi dṛṣṭāntaḥ yathā ākāśamiti upanayaḥ yathā cākṛtakamākāśaṃ tacca nityaṃ tathā puruṣa iti nigamanaṃ tasmānnitya iti //

Ca, Vim., 8, 32.2 yathānityaḥ puruṣa iti pratijñā hetuḥ aindriyakatvāditi dṛṣṭāntaḥ yathā ghaṭa iti upanayo yathā ghaṭa aindriyakaḥ sa cānityaḥ tathā cāyamiti nigamanaṃ tasmādanitya iti //

Ca, Vim., 8, 35.1 upanayo nigamanaṃ coktaṃ sthāpanāpratiṣṭhāpanāvyākhyāyām //

NyāSū, 1, 1, 39.0 hetvapadeśāt pratijñāyāḥ punarvacanaṃ nigamanam //

PABh zu PāśupSūtra, 5, 46, 17.0 nigamanam īśa īśāna īśvaro'dhipatirbrahmā śiva iti //

PABh zu PāśupSūtra, 5, 46, 40.0 nigamanaṃ vidyākalābhūtāni brahmeti //

Tarkasaṃgraha, 1, 41.6 tasmāt tatheti nigamanam //