anumānayati

 "Anumānayati" in Sanskrit generally means "he/she/it infers," "concludes," or "derives by reasoning."

Linguistic Breakdown

• Root Verb (Dhatu): man (मन्) meaning "to think" or "to consider."
• Prefix: anu- (अनु) meaning "after," "according to," or "following."
• Suffix/Conjugation: -ayati indicates the third person singular present
• tense in the active voice (Parasmaipada) in classical Sanskrit.

Combined Meaning

Putting these components together, anumānayati literally translates

as "follows by thinking", or "makes a deduction", which is commonly

understood as "infers," "concludes," or "reasons from premises".

Contextual Usage

• In Nyaya philosophy, anumāna refers to inference, one of the valid 
• means of knowledge (pramāṇa), and anumānayati would describe
• the act of reasoning or inferring from observed signs and logic.
• Example sentence:
  सो ज्ञानी वस्तु-सत्यं क्रमशः अनुमन्यति
  (So jñānī vastu-satyaṃ kramashah anumānayati)
  Translation: "The wise person sequentially infers the truth of things."

Summary

• Literal: Follows reasoning; thinks after.
• Functional/Philosophical: Infers, deduces, concludes.
• Grammatical Form: Third person singular present tense of a verb 
• in Parasmaipada.

This word is widely found in Sanskrit texts, particularly in philosophical, 

logical, and grammatical contexts where reasoning or inference is 

being discussed.