The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c5.s2.t1.10

c5.s2.t1.10

(1) Motion due to direct contact with a body exercising continued pressure (नोदन), *e.g.* the motion of an object pushed or pulled by the hand, the motion of the mud under heavy stones, the motion of the arrow due to the pressure exercised by the bow-string, the motion of the bow-string due to the pressure of the elastic bow as it recovers its original shape, the motion of clouds, of volumes of dust, of balloons, sailing vessels and other vehicles under the impelling force (pressure, नोदन, प्रेरण) of the wind, etc. वायुर्मेघादिप्रेरणधारणादिसमर्थः Praśastapâda, वायुनिरूपण-मेघादोत्यादिपदेन यानपोतादिपरिग्रहस्तेषामपि वायुना प्रेर्य्यमाणत्वात् । Śrîdhara मेघादीति चादिग्रहणात् वेहायसानां विमानादीनां (balloons in the sky) भौमादीनां च पानपात्रपांशुपटलादीनां जलानलयोश्च परिग्रहः (Udayana, Kiraṇâvalî, वायुनिरूपणम् ).