athāpi syāt yadi vyāvṛttimātraṃ śabdenocyeta tadāyaṃ doṣaḥ syāt yāvatā vyāvṛttimadvastu vācyam ato vyāvṛttidvayopādhikayoḥ śabdayor ekasminnapohavati vastuni vṛtteḥ sāmānādhikaraṇyam astyevetyata āha athetyādi / athāpyapohavad vastu vācyamityabhidhīyate /
[One] might argue thus: "If mere exclusion were what is expressed by the word, then this fault would exist. However, what is to be expressed is an entity possessing exclusion. Therefore, since two words qualified by two exclusions can occur in reference to a single entity possessing apoha, co-ordination definitely exists."