Minerals and Metals in Ancient India v2.c44.7

v2.c44.7

According to the *Vaiśeṣika* system, atoms possess an intrinsic vibratory or rotatory motion (*parispanda*) and combine to form binary molecule (*dvyāṇuka*), ternary (*tryāṇuka*), etc. Chemical combination occurs under the influence of heat corpuscles. Atoms though eternal in themselves, are non-eternal as aggregates.