apohaH 1 Removing, driving away, healing &c. 2 Removal of doubt by the exercise of the reasoning faculty. 3 Reasoning, arguing; reasoning faculty. 4 Negative reasoning ( opp. Uha ) ( aparatarkanirAsAya kfto viparItastarkaH ), one of the dhīgunas q. v. ; svayamUhApohAsamarTaH Mbh. ; UhApohamimaM sarojanayanA yAvadviDattetarAM Bv. 2. 74 ; hence UhApoha = complete discussion of a question. 5 Excluding all things not coming under the category in point; tadvAnapoho vA SabdArTaH (where Maheśvara paraphrases apoha by atadvyAvftti i. e. tadBinnatyAgaH )