0862 Verse 1201

Original

अवधारणसामर्थ्यादन्यापोहोऽपि गम्यते ।
स्वात्मैव गम्यते यत्र विफलो नियमोऽम्यथा ॥ १२०१ ॥

avadhāraṇasāmarthyādanyāpoho’pi gamyate |
svātmaiva gamyate yatra viphalo niyamo’myathā || 1201 ||

Even in cases where the thing itself is apprehended, the ‘exclusion of other things’ is also apprehended,—as is indicated by the force of the emphasising term (used by you); if it were not, then, the emphasising would be useless.—(1201)

Kamalaśīla

It has been asserted (under Text 1002, by Kumārila) that—“for these reasons, the element of the negation of others could be there only in the case of words that are associated with the negative particle, etc. etc.”.

The answer to this is as follows:—[see verse 1201 above]

The factor of the ‘exclusion of other things’ is cognised, not only in cases where the negative term is present; also where the negative term is not present, the same is cognised. This has been made clear by yourself when you said that ‘the Thing itself is apprehended’, where you have emphasised the ‘itself’. If this is not what you mean, then that emphasising word is useless. Thus when it is said that ‘the thing itself is cognised’, it is all the more clearly implied that the ‘exclusion of others’ is also cognised.—(1201)