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| '''Gurutva''' (]: गुरुत्व) is one of the twenty four gunas mentioned in the joint school of Nyaya - Vaisheshika system in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-12-16 |title=Qualities (12): Gurutva (Heaviness) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/nyaya-vaisheshika-categories-study/d/doc1149887.html |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chari |first=S. M. Srinivasa |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Fundamentals_of_Visista.html?id=un1i5icdpdoC#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Fundamentals of Visista |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0266-7 |language=en}}</ref> The Indian philosopher '']'' had mentioned the term ''gurutva'' for the cause of the act of falling, in his commentary text ''Praśastapādabhāṣya'' on the ] of ]. According to him, gurutva is the quality of the ] of ''prithvi'' and ''ap'' (water).<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-06-16 |title=Gurutva: 20 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/gurutva#nyaya |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=ShashiPrabha |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Categories_Creation_and_Cognition_in_Vai.html?id=Jr2YDwAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Categories, Creation and Cognition in Vaiśeṣika Philosophy |date=2019-05-15 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-981-13-2965-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Journal_of_the_Kerala_University_Orienta.html?id=eoY5AAAAIAAJ#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Journal of the Kerala University Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library |date=1897 |publisher=S.V.G. Press |language=sa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vatsyayan |first=Kapila |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Kal%C4%81tattvako%C5%9Ba.html?id=_YHYrni9wckC#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Kalātattvakośa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the Indian Arts |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |isbn=978-81-208-1547-6 |language=en}}</ref> | '''Gurutva''' (]: गुरुत्व) is one of the twenty four gunas mentioned in the joint school of Nyaya - Vaisheshika system in the ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2022-12-16 |title=Qualities (12): Gurutva (Heaviness) |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/essay/nyaya-vaisheshika-categories-study/d/doc1149887.html |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Chari |first=S. M. Srinivasa |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Fundamentals_of_Visista.html?id=un1i5icdpdoC#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Fundamentals of Visista |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=978-81-208-0266-7 |language=en}}</ref> The Indian philosopher '']'' had mentioned the term ''gurutva'' for the cause of the act of falling, in his commentary text ''Praśastapādabhāṣya'' on the ] of ]. According to him, gurutva is the quality of the ] of ''prithvi'' and ''ap'' (water).<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=www.wisdomlib.org |date=2017-06-16 |title=Gurutva: 20 definitions |url=https://www.wisdomlib.org/definition/gurutva#nyaya |access-date=2025-01-02 |website=www.wisdomlib.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Kumar |first=ShashiPrabha |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Categories_Creation_and_Cognition_in_Vai.html?id=Jr2YDwAAQBAJ#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Categories, Creation and Cognition in Vaiśeṣika Philosophy |date=2019-05-15 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-981-13-2965-4 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Journal_of_the_Kerala_University_Orienta.html?id=eoY5AAAAIAAJ#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Journal of the Kerala University Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library |date=1897 |publisher=S.V.G. Press |language=sa}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Vatsyayan |first=Kapila |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Kal%C4%81tattvako%C5%9Ba.html?id=_YHYrni9wckC#v=onepage&q=gurutva&f=false |title=Kalātattvakośa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the Indian Arts |date=1988 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishe |isbn=978-81-208-1547-6 |language=en}}</ref> | ||
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| == Etymology == | == Etymology == | ||
| Gurutva is a Sanskrit word made from two terms ''guru'' and ''tva''. The term ''guru'' has meaning of weight or heaviness. And the term ''tva'' is a Sanskrit affix to convert an adjective word into an abstract noun. When the affix term ''tva'' is added after the term ''guru'', then the compound word ''gurutva'' takes the form of an abstract noun.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 2 January 2025
Properties of matter in Indian philosophyGurutva (Sanskrit: गुरुत्व) is one of the twenty four gunas mentioned in the joint school of Nyaya - Vaisheshika system in the Indian philosophy. The Indian philosopher Praśastapāda had mentioned the term gurutva for the cause of the act of falling, in his commentary text Praśastapādabhāṣya on the Vaisheshika Sutra of Maharshi Kanada. According to him, gurutva is the quality of the paramanus of prithvi and ap (water).
| गुरुत्व | |
|---|---|
| Quality of Heaviness | |
| Classification | |
| Invisible | |
| Existence | |
| Gunas | Eternal |
| Concept | |
| Text | Nyaya - Vaisheshika |
Etymology
Gurutva is a Sanskrit word made from two terms guru and tva. The term guru has meaning of weight or heaviness. And the term tva is a Sanskrit affix to convert an adjective word into an abstract noun. When the affix term tva is added after the term guru, then the compound word gurutva takes the form of an abstract noun.
References
- www.wisdomlib.org (2022-12-16). "Qualities (12): Gurutva (Heaviness)". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- Chari, S. M. Srinivasa (1988). Fundamentals of Visista. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0266-7.
- ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-06-16). "Gurutva: 20 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
- Kumar, ShashiPrabha (2019-05-15). Categories, Creation and Cognition in Vaiśeṣika Philosophy. Springer. ISBN 978-981-13-2965-4.
- Journal of the Kerala University Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library (in Sanskrit). S.V.G. Press. 1897.
- Vatsyayan, Kapila (1988). Kalātattvakośa: A Lexicon of Fundamental Concepts of the Indian Arts. Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. ISBN 978-81-208-1547-6.
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