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अध्याय-५
गुणसाम्ये सदृशानाम् ॥३५॥
[ गुणसाम्ये ] गुणों की समानता हो तब [ सदृशानाम्] समान जाति वाले परमाणु के साथ बन्ध नहीं होता । जैसे कि दो गुण वाले स्निग्ध परमाणु का दूसरे दो गुण वाले स्निग्ध परमाणु के साथ बन्ध नहीं होता अथवा जैसे स्निग्ध परमाणु का उतने ही गुण वाले रूक्ष परमाणु के साथ बन्ध नहीं होता। 'न' (बन्ध नहीं होता) यह शब्द इस सूत्र में नहीं कहा गया परन्तु ऊपर के सूत्र में कहा गया 'न' शब्द इस सूत्र में भी लागू होता है।
There is no combination between atoms of the equal degrees of the same attribute.
The term ‘sadrśa' means 'of the same kind' or 'of the same class'. The term ‘gunasāmya' means 'of the same degree'. This is what is implied. There is no combination between two degrees of greasiness and two degrees of roughness, three degrees of greasiness and three degrees of roughness, two degrees of greasiness and two degrees of greasiness, two degrees of roughness and two degrees of roughness. This should be extrapolated for other degrees of these attributes too. If so, what is the need of the term 'of the same kind"? It is intended to indicate that combination takes place when there is difference in the degrees of greasiness or roughness.
From this it follows that there would be combination between atoms of the same kind and the opposite kind, if there be difference in the degrees of greasiness and roughness. The next sūtra indicates the particular condition for combination to take place.
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