ācāryadiṅnāgena viśeṣyaviśeṣaṇabhāvasamarthanārtham uktam "nīlotpalādiśabdā arthāntaranivṛttiviśiṣṭānarthānāhuḥ"
"For the purpose of establishing the relation of qualified and qualifier, Ācārya Diṅnāga has stated: 'Words like blue lotus express things qualified by the negation of other things'"