The Compendium of Suśruta 1.40.3

1.40.3

kecidācāryā bruvate dravyaṃ pradhānaṃ kasmāt vyavasthitatvāt iha khalu dravyaṃ vyavasthitaṃ na rasādayaḥ yathā āme phale ye rasādayaste pakve na santi nityatvācca nityaṃ hi dravyamanityā guṇāḥ yathā kalkādipravibhāgaḥ sa eva saṃpannarasagandho vyāpannarasagandho vā bhavati svajātyavasthānācca yathā hi pārthivaṃ dravyamanyabhāvaṃ na gacchatyevaṃ śeṣāṇi pañcendriyagrahaṇācca pañcabhirindriyairgṛhyate dravyaṃ na rasādayaḥ āśrayatavācca dravyamāśritā rasādayo bhavanti ārambhasāmarthyācca dravyāśrita ārambhaḥ yathā vidārigandhādimāhṛtya saṃkṣudya vipacedityevamādiṣu na rasādiṣvārambhaḥ śāstraprāmāṇyācca śāstre hi dravyaṃ pradhānamupadeśe hi yogānāṃ yathā mātuluṅgāgnimanthau cetyādau na rasādaya upadiśyante kramāpekṣitatvācca rasādīnāṃ rasādayo hi dravyakramamapekṣante yathā taruṇe taruṇāḥ saṃpūrṇe saṃpūrṇā iti ekadeśasādhyatvācca dravyāṇāmekadeśenāpi vyādhayaḥ sādhyante yathā mahāvṛkṣakṣīreṇeti tasmāddravyaṃ pradhānam / dravyalakṣaṇaṃ tu kriyāguṇavat samavāyikāraṇam iti //