History of Chemistry in Ancient and Medieval India, Incorporating the History of Hindu Chemistry by Acharya Prafulla Chandra Ray c39.s6.1

c39.s6.1

Susruta notes that each of the gross *bhutas* (*mahabhutas*) is found mixed up with the other *bhutas*;—e g., the *mahabhuta akasa* is the receptacle (or vehicle) of air, heat-and-light, and water vapour; the *mahabhuta vayu*, of water vapour, light-and-heat, and even fine particles of earth held in suspension, the *mahabhuta tejas*, of earth-particles in the shape of smoke, and also water vapour (Susruta, Sarirasthana, Chap. I).