Which of the following ancient systems is focused on the laws of matter and the force of combination and disintegration?

AVaisesika ✓ Correct

BNirukta

CChhanda

DGrihya Sutras

Correct answer: (A) Vaisesika

Explanation

The Vaisesika system studies the laws of matter and the forces of combination and disintegration through its atomic theory.

Nirukta is the Vedanga of etymology, not the physics of matter.

Chhanda deals with prosody and metre, not matter.

The Grihya Sutras prescribe household rituals, unrelated to the laws of matter.

Vaisesika was founded by the sage Kanada.

It holds that all objects are composed of indivisible atoms.

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