Vaiśeṣika Sūtra 5.2.4
Vaiśeṣikasūtra 5.2.4
- Language
- Sanskrit
5.2.4
tad viśeṣeṇādṛṣṭakāritam |
The falling of waters, in the form of a shower, is caused by gravity, which is its non-combinative cause. It takes place in the absence of conjunction, i.e., conjunction with the cloud. Therefore, absence of conjunction is the efficient cause. This is the meaning.—3.
Translations (2)
- The Vaiśeṣika Sūtras of Kaṇāda, with the Commentary of Śaṅkara Miśra (Sacred Books of the Hindus 6) — Nandalal Sinha 1911, English
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (3)
- Vaiśeṣikasūtravṛtti — Candrānanda, Sanskrit
- Upaskāra — Śaṅkara Miśra, Sanskrit
- Kaṇādasūtravivṛti — Jayanārāyaṇa Dīkṣita, Sanskrit
Discussed in (1)
- Indian Logic and Atomism: An Exposition of the Nyāya and Vaiçeṣika Systems — Keith 1921, English