History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s3.19

c39.s3.19

4. Next, this subtile matter, the mass charged with touch- (and sound-) potential, *i.e.*, with the potentials of vibration and impact, receives an accretion of mass again from the rudiment-matter (*bhutadi*), and by condensation and collocation evolves the *vayu bhuta*, a kind of gaseous matter or air, of which the atoms are charged with the actual specific energy of the touch-stimulus, *i.e.*, with the actual energy of impact in addition to the actual energy of vibratory motion.