The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s1.21

c4.s1.21

(5) Coherent and integrated matter-stuff, individual substances, characterised by generic and specific properties, which however are not rigidly fixed, but fluent, being subject to a three-fold change and constantly evolving. (अयुतसिद्धावयवभेदानुगतः समूहः द्रव्यमिति पतञ्जलिः—व्यासभाष्य, Sutra 44, Chap. III. सामान्यविशेषसमुदायो द्रव्यं—व्यासभाष्य, *ibid*. सामान्यविशेषात्मा अन्वयी धर्मी, *ibid*. धर्मिणो धर्मलक्षणावस्थापरिणामः)