doṣābhāvopalakṣitam iti doṣarahitaguṇānāṃ doṣaniṣedhamātra eva vyāpāro na prāmāṇyādhāna ityabhiprāyaḥ
"Indicated by the absence of defects" means that the function of virtues that are free from defects is merely the negation of defects, not the bestowing of validity.