The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c4.s1.t2.55

c4.s1.t2.55

Size (परिमाण).—As to size or volume, the Sánkhya accepts only two kinds—the infinitesimal, which is also without parts (अणु—निरवयव), and the non-infinitesimal, which consists of parts (महत्—सावयव). The latter varies from the excessively small (the so-called Anus, Tanmátras, and Paramánus) to the indefinitely great (परममहत्—विभु,—*e.g.* Ákása).