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Properties of matter in Indian philosophy

Gurutva (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).

Gurutva
गुरुत्व
Quality of Heaviness
Classification
Invisible
Existence
GunasEternal
Concept
TextNyaya - 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

  1. www.wisdomlib.org (2022-12-16). "Qualities (12): Gurutva (Heaviness)". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  2. Chari, S. M. Srinivasa (1988). Fundamentals of Visista. Motilal Banarsidass Publ. ISBN 978-81-208-0266-7.
  3. ^ www.wisdomlib.org (2017-06-16). "Gurutva: 20 definitions". www.wisdomlib.org. Retrieved 2025-01-02.
  4. Kumar, ShashiPrabha (2019-05-15). Categories, Creation and Cognition in Vaiśeṣika Philosophy. Springer. ISBN 978-981-13-2965-4.
  5. Journal of the Kerala University Oriental Research Institute and Manuscripts Library (in Sanskrit). S.V.G. Press. 1897.
  6. 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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