The Positive Sciences of the Ancient Hindus c5.s2.t1.7

c5.s2.t1.7

Similarly, Jayanta notes that, when anything is put down as natural (स्वाभाविक), we may mean either that it has no cause or no uniform cause, or no known cause. Of these the first two alternatives must always be dismissed ; and “natural” can only mean something of which the cause has not yet been ascertained (स्वाभाविकं नाम किमुच्यते किमहेतुकं अविज्ञातहेतुकं अनियतहेतुकं वा । न तावदहेतुकं कार्यं सम्भवति ........ नापि अनियतहेतुकं कार्यं किञ्चिदस्ति – न्यायमञ्जरी – चार्वाकमतनिरास ।)