Verse 5.36 - The condition for combination to take place

Sanskrit text, Unicode transliteration and English translation of Tattvartha sūtra 5.36:

द्वयधिकादिगुणानां तु ॥ ५.३६ ॥

dvayadhikādiguṇānāṃ tu || 5.36 ||

There is combination only when the degree of greasiness or roughness is higher by two units. (36)

Hindi Anvayarth:

अन्वयार्थ: [द्वयधिकादिगुणानां तु] दो अधिक गुण हों इस तरह के गुण वाले के साथ ही बन्ध होता है।

Anvayartha: [dvayadhikadigunanam tu] do adhika guna hom isa taraha ke guna vale ke satha hi bandha hota hai |

Explanation in English from Ācārya Pūjyapāda’s Sarvārthasiddhi:

With the exception of the lowest degree (sūtra 5-34), wherever there is difference of two degrees in greasiness and roughness, whether even or odd, there is combination of similar or dissimilar types (greasiness with greasiness, roughness with roughness, and greasiness with roughness). This implies that combination takes place between similar and dissimilar types of atoms, if there is difference in degrees of either property by two units. There is no combination in all other instances. It is as follows. There is no combination of an atom of two degrees of greasiness with one, two or three degrees of greasiness. But there is combination of it (an atom of two degrees of greasiness) with four degrees of greasiness.

The same (greasiness of two degrees), however, does not combine with five, six, seven, eight, numerable, innumerable and infinite degrees of greasiness. Similarly, there is combination of three degrees of greasiness with five degrees of greasiness. But there is no combination of this (greasiness of three degrees) with other than five degrees of greasiness. Greasiness of four degrees combines with (either two or) six degrees of greasiness, but not with the rest. Similarly, it must be understood in other instances. In the same manner, roughness of two degrees does not combine with that of one, two or three degrees. But it combines with roughness of four degrees. The same does not combine with five and higher degrees of roughness. Similarly, it should be understood that there is combination of roughness of three degrees, etc., with that of two degrees higher than itself. It should be understood similarly with regard to dissimilar types (i.e., greasiness and roughness).

It is said in the Scripture:

“With the exception of the lowest degree, wherever there is difference of two degrees in greasiness and roughness, there is combination between similar or dissimilar types, such as greasiness with greasiness, roughness with roughness, and greasiness with roughness.”