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Fifth Chapter
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(The atoms of matter) unite (or become one to forma molecule.) in virtue of their qualities of smoothness and roughness. Smooth can unite with smooth, rough with rough, or smooth and rough with each other.
SUTRA 34 7 garuUTTTTH 11 78 11
Na jaghanyagunanam. (There is) no (union of atoms) with an atom with the minimum degree (of smoothness or rougliness to form a molecule.)
SUTRA 35 TUATIE AESTARE I 34 H
Gunasamye sadrisanam. (Atoms) with equal degree (of smoothness or roughness) of the (condition, 1. c., smoothness or roughness, cannot unite with an atom of their own or of the opposite condition.)
SUTRA 36 aufhaymiai [ 113€
Dvyadhikadi gunanam tu. But (atoms) of 2 or more degrees can unite.)
An atom will unite when there is a difference of 2 degrees of smoothness or roughness between it, and the atom with which it can unite. Thus an atom with 2 degrees can unite with an atom with 4 degrees of smoothness or roughness, but neither less nor more. Thus it cannot unite with an atom with 3 or 5 or more degrees, of course, it cannot unite with an atom with 2 degrees or are degree under Sutras 35 and 34 respectively.
SUTRA 37 बन्धेऽधिको पारिणामिकौ च ॥ ३७ ॥
Bandheadhikau parinamikau cha. In the union (the atom) with a higher degree (of smoothness or roughness) absorbs (the one with the lower degree into itself.)
