tatrānyāpohavācyatvavikalpo yadyanyopohaśabdamadhikṛtyādhikriyate tadā vidhirūpeṇaivāsau tena śabdena vācya ityabhyupagamān nāniṣṭāpattir yuktā /
Regarding the alternative about the denotability of "exclusion of others", if this is urged with reference to the term "exclusion of others", then since we accept that it is denoted by that word only in a positive form, the undesirable consequence is not appropriate.