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प्रथमं लक्षणम्
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ज्ञानत्वजात्यादेर्वर्तमानत्वाद् अव्याप्तिः । न च साध्याभावाधिकरणत्वम् अभावीयविशेषणताविशेषसम्बन्धेन विवक्षितमिति वाच्यम् । तथा सति घटत्वात्यन्ताभाववान् घटान्योन्याभाववान् वा पटत्वादित्यादौ साध्याभावस्य घटत्वादेविशेषणताविशेषसम्बन्धेनाधिकरणस्य अप्रसिद्धयाऽव्याप्तेरिति चेत् न, अत्यन्ताभावान्योन्याभावयोरत्यन्ताभावस्य सप्तमपदार्थस्वरूपत्वात् ।१४ अत्यन्ताभावान्योन्याभावयोरत्यन्ता
the relation of particular qualifier-ness belonging to the absence. This is because there would be a fault of too narrow application in the inference; 'this has the absoulte absence of pot-ness or mutual absence of a pot because of cloth-ness. This is because the substratum of the absence of that which is to be established which is pot-ness is not established by the relation of particular subject-ness.
It is not correct, because the absolute absence of both absolute absence and mutual absence are indicated with qualifireness belonging to the absence is in the form of the seventh category14 (absence) of entities. But if someone holds the opinion that the absolute absence of absolute absence and
14. सप्तमपदार्थस्वरूपत्वात्-Because it is in the form of seventh category some
logicians say “the absence of the absence of a pot is identical with the pot. The negative of negative shows positive.” This is the idea behind this concept. But others say-because the absence has been accepted a separate category by Naiyāyika. Therefore the absence of absence is also a separate category. It is not identical with positive
thing.
