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पञ्चमं लक्षणम्
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वच्छिन्नप्रतियोगितात्वेन संसर्गमर्यादया प्रतियोगित्वमवगाहते । नत्रादिपदानां यद्धर्मविशिष्टवैशिष्ट्यावगाहित्वोपस्थाप्याभावधर्मिकान्वयबोधजनकत्वं तद्धर्मावच्छिन्नप्रतियोगित्वेन प्रतियोगितासंसर्गधीजनकत्वव्युत्पत्तेः । इयान् तु विशेषः-यत् घटो नास्ति इत्यादिशाब्दबोधे सांसर्गिकप्रतियोगित्वावगाहितप्रसिद्धन घटत्वाद्यवच्छिन्नप्रतियोगितात्वेनैव निरूपिता, पीतः शङ्खो नास्तीत्यादौ तु पीतशङ्खत्वावच्छिन्नप्रतियोगितात्वेन
cognition the counter-positive-ness is not apprehended as being determined by conch-ness because that only is not determinant of the state of being related (anvayitā), because which is definite locus of conch there also is found such usage, but the counter-positive-ness is cognized as having the state of being counter-positive-ness determined by yellow-conch-ness through the limitation of relation (samsarga-maryādā). “Negative words bring out verbal apprehension which has the absence as substratum presented by that (knowledge) which has the relation of that which is qualified by which particular attribute, as being determinant by that particular attribute, it brings out the knowledge of counter-positive-ness relation,' this is the rule.
This is the peculiarity here. In verbal cognition as 'there is absence of a pot' there, objectiveness of the counter-positiveness as being a relation is not established there the counterpositive-ness is mentioned as being counter-positive-ness determined by pot-ness only is mentioned and in the verbal apprehension there is absence of yellow conch' the counterpositive-ness determined by yellow cronch-ness is not
