athāpi syād agośabdena yo gaur niṣedhyate sa vidhirūpa eva siddho 'pohārtham agovyavacchedalakṣaṇāpohasiddhyarthaṃ
"It might be argued: 'The cow that is negated by the word non-cow is established as a positive entity itself, for the sake of apoha, i.e., for establishing the apoha characterized by the exclusion of non-cow'"