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Fifth Chapter
(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
न जघन्यगुरणानाम् ॥ ३४ ॥
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Na jaghanyagunanam
(There is) no (union of atoms) with an atom with the minimum degree (of smoothness or roughness to form a molecule)
SUTRA 35
गुणसाम्ये सदृशानाम् ॥ ३५ ॥
Gunasamye sadrisanam
(Atoms) with equal degree (of smoothness or roughness) of the (condition, 1 e, smoothness or roughness, cannot unite with an atom of their own or of the opposite condition)
SUTRA 36
द्वयधिकादिगुणाना तु ॥ ३६ ॥
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 12 degrees or are degree under Sutras 35 and 34 respectively
SUTRA 37
arasधिको पारिणामिको 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.)
