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> > Sanskrit words do not change over time.

> That is amazing.

GP is simply incorrect here. Sanskrit dictionaries list multiple meanings per word sometimes with the period during which a meaning was prevalent.

Puns and double entendres are particularly common in classical Sanskrit literature.

http://murthygss.tripod.com/some_characteristics_of_sanskrit...



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