A History of Indian Medical Literature v1.c8.13

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The most important passages of the Carakasamhitā on the universals (sāmānya) and particulars (viśeṣa) are: Sū.1.28cd–29ab, which lists the six categories of Vaiśeṣika in the following order: sāmānya, viśeṣa, guṇa, dravya, karman, and samavāya; 1.44, which describes the causality of sāmānya and viśeṣa; 1.45, which defines these concepts through characteristics useful in medicine.