Book 5 Chapter 1 - Of Voluntary Action
Chapter 1 of Book 5 in the Vaisheshika Sutras from Wisdom Library.
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आत्मसंयोग प्रयत्नाभ्यां हस्ते कर्म ॥ ५.१.१ ॥
ātmasaṃyoga prayatnābhyāṃ haste karma || 5.1.1 ||
Action in hand (is produced) by means of conjunction with, and volition of, the Soul.
Sūtra 5.1.2 (Action in the pestle described)
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तथा हस्तसंयोगाच्च मुसले कर्म ॥ ५.१.२ ॥
tathā hastasaṃyogācca musale karma || 5.1.2 ||
And, from conjunction with the hand, a similar Action appears in the pestle.—182.
Sūtra 5.1.3 (Above continued)
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अभिघातजे मुसलादौ कर्मणि व्यतिरेकादकारणं हस्तसंयोगः ॥ ५.१.३ ॥
abhighātaje musalādau karmaṇi vyatirekādakāraṇaṃ hastasaṃyogaḥ || 5.1.3 ||
In the action, produced in the pestle, etc., by impact, conjunction with the hand is not a cause, because of the absence (of volition).
Sūtra 5.1.4 (Action in the hand)
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तथात्मसंयोगो हस्तकर्मणि ॥ ५.१.४ ॥
tathātmasaṃyogo hastakarmaṇi || 5.1.4 ||
In the case of action of the hand, conjunction with the soul is not a cause.
Sūtra 5.1.5 (Above continued)
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अभिघातान्मुसलसंयोगाद्धस्ते कर्म ॥ ५.१.५ ॥
abhighātānmusalasaṃyogāddhaste karma || 5.1.5 ||
The action ( i.e ., upward motion) in the hand is from impact, and from conjunction with the pestle.
Sūtra 5.1.6 (Action in the body)
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आत्मकर्म हस्तसंयोगाच्च ॥ ५.१.६ ॥
ātmakarma hastasaṃyogācca || 5.1.6 ||
Action of the body and its members is also from conjunction with the hand.
Sūtra 5.1.7 (Falling how produced)
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संयोगाभावे गुरुत्वात् पतनम् ॥ ५.१.७ ॥
saṃyogābhāve gurutvāt patanam || 5.1.7 ||
In the absence of conjunction, falling (results) from gravity.
Sūtra 5.1.8 (Falling how produced—continued)
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नोदनविशेषाभावान्नोर्ध्वं न तिर्यग्गमनम् ॥ ५.१.८ ॥
nodanaviśeṣābhāvānnordhvaṃ na tiryaggamanam || 5.1.8 ||
Owing to the absence of a particular molecular movement, there arises no upward or sideward motion (in the fruit, bird, and arrow).
Sūtra 5.1.9 (Above continued)
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आत्मकर्म हस्तसंयोगाच्च ॥ ५.१.६ ॥
ātmakarma hastasaṃyogācca || 5.1.6 ||
Particular molecular movement (results) from particular vol ition.
Sūtra 5.1.10 (Throwing far away, how produced)
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वैदिकं च ॥ ५.२.१० ॥
vaidikaṃ ca || 5.2.10 ||
From particular molecular movement, (results) particular throwing away.
Sūtra 5.1.11 (Non-volitional action, not a cause of virtue or vice)
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हस्तकर्मणा दारककर्म व्याख्यातम् ॥ ५.१.११ ॥
hastakarmaṇā dārakakarma vyākhyātam || 5.1.11 ||
By the action of the hand, the action of a child (has been) explained.
Sūtra 5.1.12 (Certain volitional action also, not a cause of virtue or vice)
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तथा दग्धस्य विस्फोटने ॥ ५.१.१२ ॥
tathā dagdhasya visphoṭane || 5.1.12 ||
The same (is action directed towards the killing of a felon), when (a house being set on fire by him) the body of a person burnt therein, is torn open by fire.
Sūtra 5.1.13 (Non-volitional action in the body described)
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यत्नाभावे प्रसुप्तस्य चलनम् ॥ ५.१.१३ ॥
yatnābhāve prasuptasya calanam || 5.1.13 ||
Movement of the sleeping (takes place) in the absence of volition.
Sūtra 5.1.14 (Action in things other than the body)
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तृणे कर्म वायुसंयोगात् ॥ ५.१.१४ ॥
tṛṇe karma vāyusaṃyogāt || 5.1.14 ||
Action in the grass (arises) from conjunction with air.
Sūtra 5.1.15 (Action produced by adṛṣṭa)
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मणिगमनं सूच्यभिसर्पणमदृष्टकारणम् ॥ ५.१.१५ ॥
maṇigamanaṃ sūcyabhisarpaṇamadṛṣṭakāraṇam || 5.1.15 ||
The movement of the jewel, and the approach of the needle, adṛṣṭaṃ as their cause.
Sūtra 5.1.16 (Plurality of action)
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इषावयुगपत् संयोगविशेषाः कर्मान्यत्वे हेतुः ॥ ५.१.१६ ॥
iṣāvayugapat saṃyogaviśeṣāḥ karmānyatve hetuḥ || 5.1.16 ||
Peculiarities of non-simultaneous conjunctions of the arrow, are the mark of the diversity of its action.
Sūtra 5.1.17 (Action produced by Saṃskāra)
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नोदनादाद्यमिषोः कर्म तत्कर्मकारिताच्च संस्कारादुत्तरं तथोत्तरमुत्तरं च ॥ ५.१.१७ ॥
nodanādādyamiṣoḥ karma tatkarmakāritācca saṃskārāduttaraṃ tathottaramuttaraṃ ca || 5.1.17 ||
The first action of the arrow is from impulse; the next is from resultant energy produced by that ( i.e ., the first) action; and similarly the next, and the next.
Sūtra 5.1.18 (Falling of arrow, how caused)
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संस्काराभावे गुरुत्वात् पतनम् ॥ ५.१.१८ ॥
saṃskārābhāve gurutvāt patanam || 5.1.18 ||
In the absence of propulsive energy generated by action, falling (results) from gravity.