The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s1.35

c4.s1.35

These mechanical examples of the Kapila-Sáṅkhya have the merit of simplicity, but the Patañjali-Sáṅkhya brushes them aside, and explains causation on the basis of the conservation and transformation of Energy advancing it as the liberation of potential Energy existing stored up in a Guṇa collocation (the sum of material causes), the liberation following on the action of the proximate efficient cause, or concomitant condition (निमित्तकारण).