A forgotten palm-leaf manuscript found in the private archive of a traditional scholar in rural Odisha has been identified as the 'Yukti-Pratibha-Darpana'. The work is a specialized treatise on epistemic intuition, exploring how the mind arrives at immediate truth without the step-by-step process of formal syllogism.
Written in an early form of the Odia script with Sanskrit commentary, the manuscript provides a rare look at the 'logic of insight,' a branch of philosophy that sought to bridge the gap between rigorous reasoning and mystical experience. This discovery adds a significant chapter to the history of medieval Indian epistemology, showcasing the regional diversity of logical inquiry.