A previously uncatalogued palm-leaf manuscript titled Yukti-Prabhakara has been found in a community archive in the Malwa region. Dating to the 11th century, the text provides a detailed analysis of Prasanga-Vada, or the logic of reduction to absurdity, specifically focusing on counter-possibilities in metaphysical debates.
Scholars state that the manuscript introduces a novel theory of inferential doubt, suggesting that ancient Indian logicians had developed complex modal logic systems long before the advent of the Navya-Nyaya school. The find is expected to trigger a major re-evaluation of medieval epistemological development.