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TATTVASANGRAHA : CHAPTER XVI.
TEXT (1082). WHEN ONE THING IS NOT OF THE NATURE OF ANOTHER, IT IS CALLED ITS Apoha' (EXCLUSION, NEGATION), AND THE ENTITY IS NOT OF THE NATURE OF NECATION. BUT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A poha' OF NEGATION, IT DOES NOT ACQUIRE THE CHARACTER OF THE
POSITIVE ENTITY,-(1082)
COMMENTARY Though in this way, there is Apoha of Negation, yet it does not become a positive entity.-(1082)
The author is going to cite an example which is accepted by both parties, and through that, is going to make it clear how the Reason of the Opponent is Inconclusive':
TEXT (1083).
EVEN THOUGH IT IS URGED THAT THINGS ARE NOT PRODUCED BY PRIMORDIAL MATTER OR GOD AND SO FORTH, THE character of being produced by Primordial Matter, God and so forth DOES
NOT BECOME A POSITIVE ENTITY.-(1083)
COMMENTARY. You, Mimāmsakas, also do not admit the fact of Things having been created by Primordial Matter, or God, or Time and other Causes ; but the negation (denial) of this fact does not make it a positive entity ;-in the same manner, even though there is Apoha (negation, denial) of Negation, yet that does not make the Negntion a positive entity. Consequently, the Reason adduced by you is Inconclusive.-(1083)
It has been argued (under Test 950, by Kumärila) that," there would be a great calamity in that the Non-existent would become a positive entity".
The following Text shows that this also becomes answered by the above pointing out of the Inconclusive character of the Opponent's Reason:
TEXT (1084).
THUS THEN THERE IS NO SUCH CALAMITY AS THAT OF THE NON-EXISTENT BECOMING A POSITIVE ENTITY. IN FACT, EVEN ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE NEGATION, THE existence REMAINS THERE (IN THE ENTITY), AND THE NON-EXISTENCE (OF THE NEGATION) BEOOMES ESTABLISHED THEOREBY.-(1084)
COMMENTARY. It has been argued (under the same Text 969) that-"if Non-existence is not established, there can be no Existence; nor can Non-existence
