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Vaisesika Sūtra 1.1.17

एकद्रव्यमगुणं संयोगविभागेष्वानपेक्षकारणमिति कर्मलक्षणम् ॥१७॥

eka-dravyam-aguṇaṁ saṁyoga-vibhāgeṣu anapekṣa-kāraṇam iti karma-lakṣaṇam ॥17॥

[एक-द्रव्यम् (eka-dravyam) - residing in a single substance; अगुणम् (aguṇam) - devoid of qualities; संयोग-विभागेषु (saṁyoga-vibhāgeṣu) - in conjunctions and disjunctions; अनुपेक्ष-कारणम् (anapekṣa-kāraṇam) - independent cause; इति (iti) - thus; कर्म-लक्षणम् (karma-lakṣaṇam) - is the definition of action;]

Action is that which resides in a single substance, is devoid of qualities, and serves as an independent cause in conjunctions and disjunctions.

A single substance is without qualities, and is independent of the cause, by its combination and disjunction. This is the characteristics of movement (karma).

ॐ असतो मा सद्गमय। तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय। मृत्योर्माऽमृतं गमय। ॐ शान्ति: शान्ति: शान्ति: ॥ - बृहदारण्यकोपनिषद् 1.3.28
"Ōm! Lead me from the unreal to the real, from darkness to light, and from death to immortality. Let there be peace, peace, and peace. Ōm!" - Brihadaranyaka Upanishad 1.3.28

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