Reply To: Struggle with multiple meanings

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taryal
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It’s not about learning Pali, but rather which meaning to use for that word. As mentioned each of them can have quite different (but related) meanings!

Yes, when you are familiar with the language, you can effortlessly use and understand the different meanings of words in different contexts. For example, the word “right” in English can have multiple meanings:

“on your right

“you are right

“human right

right party”

Someone who is well versed in English language doesn’t need to worry about this word having multiple meanings. Their mind will automatically grasp the right meaning according to the specific context. But someone new to this can have issues. This is why I emphasized the value of learning the language! Of course it will take time to get to a decent level, till then we have to rely on mindfully using the right meanings provided to us from a source like this website, for example. 

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