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( 23 ) These seven modes of predication are uscally illustraved with reference to some object such as a Jar or Ghara. Whether it shou'd have an affirmative predicate or negative one depends respectively on two groups of four aspects:-Svarupa (its own form), Svadravy: (its owr matter),Svakshetra (its own place) and Svakala (its own time), leading to affirmation and Pararupa ( ilien form), Paradravya (alien matter), Para kshetra / alien place)and Parakala (alien time) bringing in negation to the jar.
1. Now what is its own form.Svarupa ? The word jar il variably implies certain de fute attributes of a particular object designated by the term. These essential attributes connoted by the term jar will be its Svarupa. . Tne attributes of any other object implied by any other term will be its Pararupa, alien to the jar. If existence is predicated of the Jar both from its own form as well as from that of an alien thing like cloth (pata) then the Jar will lose its distinctive character and becoine one with the cloth. If on the other hand non-existence is predicated from its own form as from alien nature then there will be no Jar at all. Neither of these results stands to reason.
2. What is its own matter, Svadravya ? Clay is its own matter and gold is alien matter. The Jar'is made
