padartha
पदार्थ padārthaA category of reality. Vaisheshika lists six (substance, quality, action, universal, particular, inherence), later seven with absence.
Where this term appears
- What is Vaisheshika? Philosophy
The categories of everything The heart of Vaisheshika is its list of padarthas .
- The Manuals Treatise
Padartha Chandrika - the philosophical commentary, attending closely to the metaphysical terminology.