118 Mr. H. T. CoLEBRooKE on the Philosophy of the Hindus. 



XV. After all these is (^jdti) a futile answer, or self-confuting reply. No 

 less than twenty-four sorts are enumerated. 



XVI. The sixteenth and last of Gotama's categories, is (nigraha-s/'hd»a) 

 failure in argument, or (parqjai/a-hetu) reason of defeat. It is the termina- 

 tion of a controversy. Of this, likewise, no fewer than twenty-two distinc- 

 tions are specified : which are here passed by ; as the present essay has 

 already been extended to too great a length. 



