History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s5.17
History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s5.17
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c39.s5.17
Charaka points out that the primary qualities or specific physical characters of the five *bhutas* are tactile qualities, *i.e.*, sensible to touch; e.g., hardness (or roughness) for *kshitı* (earth), liquidity (or yielding to pressure) for *ap*, impelling or moving force (pressure) for *vayu*, heat for *tejas*, and vacuum (non-resistance, penetrability) for *akasa*.