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EXAMINATION OF THE IMPORT OF WORDS.
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so that what is excluded' and negatived in their case is 'non-existence, which is what is not meant to be spoken of by the word concerned. Thus there is here also the apprehension of the exclusion of other things, (1153)
It has been argued (under Text, 977, by Kumarila) that "In the case of a negative appearing with another negative, what sort of Apoha could be thore »
The answer to thie is as follows:
TEXTS (1154–1156).
OF SIMILAR KIND WOULD BE THE Apoha, WHEN A NEGATIVE IS JOINED
WITH ANOTHER NEGATIVE; JUST AS IT IS APPREHENDED WHEN THERE ARE FOUR NEGATIVES. IN SOME CASES, WHEN A NEGATIVE IS ASSOCIATED WITH ANOTHER NEGATIVE, WHAT IS APPREHENDED FROM IT IS SOMETHING POSITIVE ; THE THIRD NEGATIVE EXPRESSES THE NEGATION (ABSENCE) OF THAT POSITIVE THING; AND WHEN FOR THE NEGATIVING OF THAT AGAIN A FOURTH NEGATIVE IS USED, IF THAT IS MEANT TO BE SPOKEN OF, WHAT IS DENOTED BY IT IS THE * EXCLUSION OF ANOTHER :-(1154-1156)
COMMENTARY.
Tachchatustaya, etc. where there are four negatives, Question :-"In what form is it apprehended ?"
Answer :- When a negative, etc. etc. '.-The word "arthah' is to be taken as co-ordinated with the word " vidhih.
Negation of that',-i.e. the negation of the said positive thing.
For the negativing of that,-i.e. for the negativing of what has been expressed by the third negative (by itself), as apart from the positive factor.
Turiyah-is fourth ;—the form being due to the rule which lays down the addition of the affix ' yat' in the sense of making up, to the term chatur, and the elision of the first letter.
If that is meant to be spoken of i.e. on the use of the fourth negative. By it i.e. by the fourth negative.
* The exclusion of another is denoted' -ie. it expresses the Reflection, in the positive form, as differentiated from the negation expressed by the third negative.-1154-1156)
The Author makes this same idea clear by means of an Example :
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